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5 Times Table Wheel – Spin to Practice the 5s

About this 5 times table wheel

Spin this 5 times table wheel and it lands on one fact from the table, from 5 × 1 to 5 × 12. The answer stays hidden until someone presses Reveal, so students say their answer first and the whole class checks it together. Fingers on a hand, nickels in a pile, minutes on a clock: how many fingers are on 6 hands?

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How to use the 5 times table wheel

  1. 1

    Spin the wheel to pick a 5 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

  • Clock check: After each spin, point to the matching number on a classroom clock. Students call out how many minutes past the hour the minute hand would show there, which is the answer, before you reveal it.
  • Mixed review: Once a week, switch to the Multiplication Facts Wheel to mix this table with the others.
  • Partner practice: One student spins and checks, the other answers, then they swap after six facts.

Tricks for the 5 times table

Every answer in the 5 times table ends in 5 or 0. Odd numbers times 5 end in 5, even numbers times 5 end in 0. That single rule catches most wrong answers before they are said out loud.

Five is half of ten, so 5 × 8 is half of 10 × 8: half of 80 is 40. The clock helps too: the minute hand moves 5 minutes for each number, so "the 7" is 35 minutes past.

The 5s facts that trip students up

5 × 7 = 35 and 5 × 9 = 45 are the usual sticking points. Ask "is 7 odd or even?" first; once students know the answer ends in 5, the rest follows.

All 12 entries on this wheel

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

Frequently asked questions

How does the 5 times table help with telling the time?

The numbers on a clock face are five minutes apart, so the minute hand on the 4 means 20 minutes past, which is 5 × 4. Practicing one helps the other.

What is 5 × 9?

5 × 9 = 45. It is half of 10 × 9 = 90, and because 9 is odd the answer ends in 5.

Why do all answers in the 5 times table end in 0 or 5?

Because 5 is half of 10. Two fives make a ten, so even numbers give whole tens (ending in 0) and odd numbers leave one extra 5.

What is 5 × 12?

5 × 12 = 60, the same as the minutes in an hour.

What is on the 5 Times Table Wheel?

It opens with 12 entries: 5 × 1, 5 × 2, 5 × 3, 5 × 4, 5 × 5 and 7 more. Everything on it is editable, so you can swap in your own list in a few seconds.

What can I use this wheel for?

People use it in a classroom, a tutoring session or a homework routine. Popular ideas include Clock check, Mixed review and Partner practice. For example, Clock check: after each spin, point to the matching number on a classroom clock. Students call out how many minutes past the hour the minute hand would show there, which is the answer, before you reveal it.

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