Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers

What this means, in plain words

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.

Number work here is about how our number system is built, and about knowing what a number is worth rather than just how it is spelled.