Multiplication

The tables were the communal rhythm of our classroom
The poetry of our together recitation
The binding of our togetherness
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and nought times
anything is nought
All together with great enthusiasm:

Reciting the obvious

once one is one

once two is two

once three is three

once four is four

once five is five

once six is six

once seven is seven

once eight is eight

once nine is nine

once ten is ten

once eleven is eleven

once twelve is twelve



2 x 2 = 4

2 x 3 = 6

2 x 4 = 8

2 x 5 = 10

2 x 6 = 12

2 x 7 = 14

2 x 8 = 16

2 x 9 = 14

2 x 10 = 20

2 x 11 = 22

2 x 12 = 24

Doubling it

two ones are two

two twos are four

two threes are six

two fours are eight

two fives are ten

two sixes are twelve

two sevens are fourteen

two eights are sixteen

two nines are eighteen

two tens are twenty

two elevens are twenty-two

two twelves are twenty-four

three in the womb at once is triplets

3 x 2 = 6

3 x 3 = 9

3 x 4 = 12

3 x 5 = 15

3 x 6 = 18

3 x 7 = 21

3 x 8 = 24

3 x 9 = 27

3 x 10 = 30

3 x 11 = 33

3 x 12 = 36

Treble it

three ones are three

three twos are six

three threes are nine

three fours are twelve

three fives are fifteen

three sixes are eighteen

three sevens are twenty-one

three eights are twenty-four

three nines are twenty-seven

three tens are thirty

three elevens are thirty-three

three twelves are thirty-six

four in the womb at once is quads

4 x 2 = 8

4 x 3 = 12

4 x 4 = 16

4 x 5 = 20

4 x 6 = 24

4 x 7 = 28

4 x 8 = 32

4 x 9 = 36

4 x 10 = 40

4 x 11 = 44

4 x 12 = 48

Quadruple it

four ones are four

four twos are eight

four threes are twelve

four fours are sixteen

four fives are twenty

four sixes are twenty four

four sevens are twenty eight

four eights are thirty two

four nines are thirty six

four tens are forty

four elevens are forty four

four twelves are forty eight

cinquefoil has five lobed leaves

5 x 2 = 10

5 x 3 = 15

5 x 4 = 20

5 x 5 = 25

5 x 6 = 30

5 x 7 = 35

5 x 8 = 40

5 x 9 = 45

5 x 10 = 50

5 x 11 = 55

5 x 12 = 60

Cinqueruple it

five ones are five

five twos are ten

five threes are fifteen

five fours are twenty

five fives are twenty five

five sixes are thirty

five sevens are thirty five

five eights are forty

five nines are forty five

five tens are fifty

five elevens are fifty five

five twelves are sixty

sexy six

6 x 2 = 12

6 x 3 = 18

6 x 4 = 24

6 x 5 = 30

6 x 6 = 36

6 x 7 = 42

6 x 8 = 48

6 x 9 = 54

6 x 10 = 60

6 x 11 = 66

6 x 12 = 72

Sexruple it

six ones are six

six twos are twelve

six threes are eighteen

six fours are twenty four

six fives are thirty

six sixes are thirty six

six sevens are forty two

six eights are forty eight

six nines are fifty four

six tens are sixty

six elevens are sixty six

six twelves are seventy two

September once was seventh month

7 x 2 = 14

7 x 3 = 21

7 x 4 = 28

7 x 5 = 35

7 x 6 = 42

7 X 7 = 49

7 x 8 = 56

7 x 9 = 63

7 x 10 = 70

7 x 11 = 77

7 x 12 = 84

Septruple it

seven ones are seven

seven twos are fourteen

seven threes are twenty one

seven fours are twenty eight

seven fives are thirty five

seven sixes are forty two

seven sevens are forty nine

seven eights are fifty six

seven nines are sixty three

seven tens are seventy

seven elevens are seventy seven

seven twelves are eighty four

an octopus has eight

8 x 2 = 16

8 x 3 = 24

8 x 4 = 32

8 x 5 = 40

8 x 6 = 48

8 x 7 = 56

8 x 8 = 64

8 x 9 = 72

8 x 10 = 80

8 x 11 = 88

8 x 12 = 96

Octruple it

eight ones are eight

eight twos are sixteen

eight threes are twenty four

eight fours are thirty two

eight fives are forty

eight sixes are forty eight

eight sevens are fifty six

eight eights are sixty four

eight nines are seventy two

eight tens are eighty

eight elevens are eighty eight

eight twelves are ninety six

nine rhyme

9 x 2 = 18

9 x 3 = 27

9 x 4 = 36

9 x 5 = 45

9 x 6 = 54

9 x 7 = 63

9 x 8 = 72

9 x 9 = 81

9 x 10 = 90

9 x 11 = 99

9 x 12 = 108

Nunruple it

nine ones are nine

nine twos are eighteen

nine threes are twenty seven

nine fours are thirty six

nine fives are forty five

nine sixes are fifty four

nine sevens are sixty three

nine eights are seventy two

nine nines are eighty one

nine tens are ninety

nine elevens are ninety nine

nine twelves are one hundred and eight

December once was tenth month

10 x 2 = 20

10 x 3 = 30

10 x 4 = 40

10 x 5 = 50

10 x 6 = 60

why is ten so easy?

10 x 7 = 70

10 x 8 = 80

10 x 9 = 90

10 x 10 = 100

10 x 11 = 110

10 x 12 = 120

Decuple it

ten ones are ten

ten twos are twenty

ten threes are thirty

ten fours are forty

ten fives are fifty

ten sixes are sixty

ten sevens are seventy

ten eights are eighty

ten nines are ninety

ten tens are a one hundred

ten elevens are one hundred and ten

ten twelves are one hundred and twenty

Undecagons have eleven sides

11 x 2 = 22

11 x 3 = 33

11 X 4 = 44

11 X 5 = 55

11 X 6 = 66

11 X 7 = 77

11 X 8 = 88

can you guess 11 x 9?

11 x 10 = 110

11 x 11 = 121

11 x 12 = 132

Undecuple it

eleven ones are eleven

eleven twos are twenty two

eleven threes are thirty three

eleven fours are forty four

eleven fives are fifty five

eleven sixes are sixty six

eleven sevens are seventy seven

eleven eights are eighty eight

eleven nines are ninety nine

eleven tens are a one hundred and ten

eleven elevens are one hundred and twenty one

eleven twelves are one hundred and thirty two

A duodecad has twelve years

12 x 2 = 24

12 x 3 = 36

12 x 4 = 48

12 x 5 = 60

12 x 6 = 72

12 x 7 = 84

12 x 8 = 96

12 x 9 = 108

12 x 10 = 120

12 x 11 = 132

12 x 12 = 144

Duodecuple it

twelve ones are twelve

twelve twos are twenty four

twelve threes are thirty six

twelve fours are forty eight

twelve fives are sixty

twelve sixes are seventy two

twelve sevens are eighty four

twelve eights are ninety six

twelve nines are one hundred and eight

twelve tens are a one hundred and twenty

twelve elevens are one hundred and thirty two

twelve twelves are one hundred and forty four

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