Math practice guides for parents
Short, practical guides to the math kids practice in kindergarten to 5th grade: times tables, fractions, long division, and what each grade usually covers. Each guide has worked examples, a small practice set with answers, and a link to a free check you can do at home in a few minutes.
Times tables
- A free times tables test you can give at home
A free 3-minute times tables test your child takes in the browser. See which multiplication facts were missed or slow, plus a printable practice set with answers. - Times tables test for 3rd grade
What a 3rd grade times tables test covers, a 12-question practice set with answers, and a free 3-minute check that lists missed and slow facts. - The 6 times table, with two tricks that help
The 6 times table up to 12 × 6, two tricks that make it easier (5 plus one more, and the even-number pattern), and a free practice set with answers. - 7 times table practice that actually sticks
How to learn the 7 times table, a full chart to 7 × 12, ways to work out the tricky facts like 7 × 8, and a free practice quiz with answers. - The 8 times table: double, double, double
Learn the 8 times table with the double-double-double trick, see the full chart to 8 × 12, and try a free practice set with answers. - 9 times table tricks for kids
Three 9 times table tricks for kids: the finger trick, the digits-add-to-9 pattern, and the 10 minus 1 method, with a free practice set and answers. - The 12 times table, and the trick that makes it easy
The 12 times table from 12 × 1 to 12 × 12, the 10-plus-2 trick that makes it easy, and a free practice quiz with answers. - How to learn times tables fast (without drilling all of them)
A practical way for kids to learn times tables faster: find the missing facts first, learn them with strategies, then practice a few minutes a day. - Multiplication facts practice for home
Free multiplication facts practice: a mixed 12-question set with answers, tips for daily practice, and a free 3-minute check to find missed facts. - What age should kids know their times tables?
When children are usually expected to know their times tables in the US and the UK, what to do if your child is behind, and a free check to see where they are.
Take the free 3-minute times tables check
Fractions
- A free fractions test for grades 3 to 5
A free online fractions test for grades 3 to 5: 21 questions on 7 skills, from equivalent fractions to adding unlike denominators, with results by skill. - 3rd grade fractions: what's taught and how to practice
What 3rd graders learn about fractions (unit fractions, number lines, comparing, simple equivalents), worked examples and a short practice set with answers. - 4th grade fractions: the skills and how to practice them
The fraction skills most 4th graders work on (equivalent fractions, comparing, adding and subtracting like denominators), with examples and answers. - Equivalent fractions practice
Equivalent fractions explained simply, with worked examples (2/3 = ?/12), a practice set with answers and a free check of all the main fraction skills. - Comparing fractions with different denominators
Three ways kids can compare fractions with different denominators (common denominator, benchmark 1/2, cross-multiplying), with examples and practice answers. - How to find a fraction of a number
How to find a fraction of a number (divide by the bottom, multiply by the top), worked examples like 3/4 of 20, and practice questions with answers. - Adding fractions with unlike denominators
How to add fractions with unlike denominators in three steps, with worked examples (1/4 + 2/3), a practice set with answers and a free fractions check. - Subtracting fractions with like denominators
How to subtract fractions with the same denominator, why the bottom number stays the same, worked examples and practice questions with answers.
Division
- Long division practice for 4th grade
Long division practice for 4th graders: one-digit divisors, 2- and 3-digit dividends, remainders, a worked example and a practice set with answers. - Long division practice for 5th grade
5th grade long division practice: dividing by 2-digit numbers, estimating each digit, a worked example and a practice set with answers. - Long division with remainders
How to do long division with remainders step by step, how to check the answer, worked examples like 47 ÷ 5 = 9 R 2 and practice with answers. - Long division with a 2-digit divisor
How to divide by a two-digit number: round the divisor to estimate, then adjust. Worked examples, common mistakes and practice with answers. - How to teach long division at home
A parent's guide to teaching long division: check the prerequisites, teach the divide-multiply-subtract-bring down loop, and build up in small steps. - Division facts practice using fact families
Practice division facts using fact families (6 × 7 = 42, so 42 ÷ 6 = 7), with a 12-question mixed set and answers, plus a free division check.
Take the free long division check
What should my child know?
- What math should a kindergartener know?
The math skills commonly taught in kindergarten: counting to 100, counting objects, adding and subtracting within 10, comparing numbers, with examples and a free check. - What math should a 1st grader know?
The math skills commonly taught in 1st grade: adding and subtracting within 20, missing numbers, tens and ones, comparing 2-digit numbers, with a free check. - What math should a 2nd grader know?
The math skills commonly taught in 2nd grade: adding and subtracting within 100, place value to 1,000, skip counting and equal groups, with a free check. - What math should a 3rd grader know?
The math skills commonly taught in 3rd grade: multiplication and division facts, fractions, rounding and area, with examples and a free 5-minute check. - What math should a 4th grader know?
The math skills commonly taught in 4th grade: multi-digit multiplication, long division with one-digit divisors, equivalent fractions and decimals, with a free check. - What math should a 5th grader know?
The math skills commonly taught in 5th grade: multi-digit multiplication, dividing by 2-digit numbers, fractions with unlike denominators, decimals and volume.