Multiplication and divisionGrades 3–4
12 times table worksheet
A page of multiplication facts that all use 12, from 12 × 0 up to 12 × 12, with 12 appearing first or second. Set the layout and number of problems, then print the sheet with an answer key or save it as a PDF.
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The table that goes beyond the standard
Grade 3 fluency is usually taught through the 10s, so why practice 12? Because a lot of everyday measuring is in dozens and inches in a foot, and many US classrooms carry the tables through 12 × 12 by grade 4. Once a student knows the other tables well, the 12s are less memorizing and more arithmetic.
Every fact on this sheet has a 12 in it. The 12 shows up first in some facts and second in others, and the other factor runs from 0 to 12, so a child sees both 12 × 8 and 8 × 12. The sheet is shuffled, so the answers do not go in counting order. It is best for grades 3 and 4.
Using the settings
- Operation and fact focus. The preset is multiplication with "Only the 12s". Switch the focus to "All facts in range" for a mix of every table up to your largest number.
- Largest number. The preset is 12. If you drop it to 10, the second factor stops at 10, so you get 12 × 10 and below but no 12 × 11 or 12 × 12. That is a gentler first sheet.
- Layout. Horizontal prints 12 × 6 = ___ in rows. Vertical stacks them.
- Number of problems. From 10 to 100 in steps of 5. The preset is 30. Only 25 different facts exist with a 12 (the 12 first or second, other factor 0 to 12), so a long page will repeat some. Reaching 50 or more makes it a timed minute sheet.
- Include the answer key, and choose your paper size.
Worked example: 12 × 7
The "tens plus twos" split turns a hard fact into two easy ones, because 12 is just 10 and 2.
- Split 12 into 10 + 2.
- Multiply each part by 7: 10 × 7 = 70, and 2 × 7 = 14.
- Add the pieces: 70 + 14 = 84.
- So 12 × 7 = 84.
This works for every fact. For 12 × 9: 90 + 18 = 108. For 12 × 12: 120 + 24 = 144. The method is the distributive property in plain clothes, and a student who understands it can rebuild any 12 fact they forget.
Another route is doubling: 6 × 7 = 42, and doubling gives 12 × 7 = 84. Both routes arrive at the same place, which makes a good check.
Patterns worth pointing out
- Every 12 fact is even, because 12 is even.
- The ones digits of the multiples cycle in a short loop: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144. They end in 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 and then repeat.
- Each answer is 12 more than the one before it, so a forgotten fact can be rebuilt from its neighbor: 12 × 6 = 72, so 12 × 7 = 72 + 12 = 84.
Common mistakes
- Adding wrongly after the split. A child who writes 70 + 14 = 74 has ignored the carry. Look at the key to find tens digits that are one too low.
- Forgetting the zero fact. 12 × 0 = 0 is easy to slip on.
- Confusing 12 × 11 with 11 × 12. They are the same product, 132. Remind them order does not matter.
- Mixing up neighbors. 12 × 8 = 96 and 12 × 9 = 108 are the pair most often swapped.
When the 12s feel solid, try the 9s for contrast, or move to multiplying two-digit numbers, where this same split reappears as partial products.