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The 5 times table

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The 5s are everywhere on clocks and coins. On an analogue clock, each minute number is five minutes; 7 on the clock face means 35 minutes past the hour. Coins make the same pattern: 6 five-pence pieces are 30p. Every product ends in 0 or 5. Counting in fives should sound like 5, 10, 15, 20 before facts are tested cold. Link to the 10s table: multiplying by 10 then halving works when a child forgets a 5s fact. Treat this table as the bridge between counting and place value.

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For 9 × 5, count in fives nine times: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45. So 9 × 5 = 45. On a clock, the 9 points to 45 minutes.

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Adding 5 instead of counting in fives — 9 + 5 = 14 for 9 × 5 — shows multiplication has not separated from addition yet. Use coins or clock faces to keep the step size at five.

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