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10 Times Table Wheel – Spin to Practice the 10s

About this 10 times table wheel

Spin this 10 times table wheel and it lands on one fact from the table, from 10 × 1 to 10 × 12. The answer stays hidden until someone presses Reveal, so students say their answer first and the whole class checks it together. Ten fingers, ten toes and ten cents in a dime: how many cents are in 8 dimes?

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How to use the 10 times table wheel

  1. 1

    Spin the wheel to pick a 10 times table fact at random.

  2. 2

    Ask a student, a pair or the whole class to answer before anyone presses Reveal.

  3. 3

    Press Reveal to show the answer. Turn on "Remove winner after each spin" to work through all twelve facts without repeats.

Ways to use this wheel

  • Place value slide: Write the spun number on a place value chart and slide each digit one column to the left. An easy table becomes a lesson students will need again for decimals and larger numbers.
  • Exit ticket: Spin three facts at the end of the lesson and collect the answers on sticky notes at the door.
  • Beat the wheel: Students get a point for every correct answer before the reveal; the wheel gets a point for every miss.

Tricks for the 10 times table

Multiplying by 10 moves every digit one place to the left, and a zero fills the ones place: 10 × 7 = 70. It is worth teaching it that way rather than as "add a zero", because the same idea explains 10 × 0.5 = 5 later on.

The 10 times table is also the anchor for the others: 9 × 6 is 10 × 6 minus 6, and 5 × 6 is half of 10 × 6.

The 10s facts that trip students up

Students rarely miss these, so use this wheel as a confidence builder or a warm-up. The facts to listen for are 10 × 11 = 110 and 10 × 12 = 120, where some write 1,010 by mistake.

All 12 entries on this wheel

  • 10 × 1
  • 10 × 2
  • 10 × 3
  • 10 × 4
  • 10 × 5
  • 10 × 6
  • 10 × 7
  • 10 × 8
  • 10 × 9
  • 10 × 10
  • 10 × 11
  • 10 × 12

Frequently asked questions

Why learn the 10 times table if it is so easy?

Because the other tables lean on it: 9 × 6 is 10 × 6 minus 6, and 5 × 6 is half of 10 × 6. Quick 10s make those shortcuts work.

What is 10 × 11?

10 × 11 = 110. Each digit of 11 moves one place to the left and a zero fills the ones place.

Why does multiplying by 10 add a zero?

Each digit moves one place to the left, so ones become tens. The empty ones place is filled with a zero: 10 × 7 = 70.

What is 10 × 12?

10 × 12 = 120.

What is on the 10 Times Table Wheel?

It opens with 12 entries: 10 × 1, 10 × 2, 10 × 3, 10 × 4, 10 × 5 and 7 more. Spin it as it is, or change the list to match your group.

What can I use this wheel for?

People use it in a classroom, a tutoring session or a homework routine. Popular ideas include Place value slide, Exit ticket and Beat the wheel. For example, Place value slide: write the spun number on a place value chart and slide each digit one column to the left. An easy table becomes a lesson students will need again for decimals and larger numbers.

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