Objective: Recall multiplication and division facts up to 12 x 12, and recognise products in multiplication tables as multiples of the corresponding number

What this means, in plain words

A multiple of a number is what you get when you multiply it by a whole number, so 12 is a multiple of 3.

Times table facts are recalled from memory rather than counted out, which frees a child up to think about the problem itself.

Multiplication is repeated addition of equal groups. Division shares a total into equal groups, or works out how many groups fit.