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Printable multiplication exercises to progress in math

Multiplication, starting in primary school, is used to repeat the same quantity several times. For example, if you have 3 bags each containing 4 marbles, you get 3 × 4 = 12 marbles. It’s a simple way to count faster, structure and understand the relationships between numbers.

A wide range of multiplication exercises for your children

Many parents tell me that teaching multiplication tables and written calculations to their children isn’t always easy. That’s normal: multiplication requires logic, consistency and a bit of practice.

PDF worksheets and the math app myBlee make everything easier. Kids manipulate, observe and calculate at their own pace.

These math exercises are perfectly suited for Grades 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Our exercises to understand multiplication

The first exercises help understand the very idea of multiplication: repeating the same quantity, forming groups and representing the same number multiple times.

They help build a solid base before moving on to tables or written calculations. Thanks to these activities, children visualize what multiplying means and gradually get used to handling numbers. Perfect for beginning gently.

Understanding Multiplication

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Multiplication exercises with 10, 100, 1000

Multiplying by 10, 100 or 1000 helps understand how a number shifts when adding a zero.

These exercises show that multiplying by 10 shifts digits one place, and by two or three places for 100 and 1000.

It’s an essential step to gain speed and develop automatisms. These activities also prepare for large numbers and written calculations.

Multiply & Divide by 10s, 100s, & 1,000s

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Multiplication table exercises

Table exercises help memorize essential results for all mental calculations. They strengthen automatisms, develop speed and make solving word problems easier. With regular practice, children learn to recognize relationships between numbers and calculate without hesitation.

These worksheets allow you to review a multiplication table a specific table or several mixed tables depending on the student’s grade level.

Multiplication Tables

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Exercises to set out a multiplication

These exercises explain how to perform multiplication in columns, step by step. You learn how to multiply the units, manage carrying, then work with tens and hundreds.

Setting out a multiplication helps structure the method and better understand large calculations. It’s essential training to become independent and accurate with longer operations.

Multi-Digit Multiplication

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Math videos to understand multiplication

Videos help understand multiplication differently, watching each step unfold visually.

They show how to form groups, set out an operation or memorize a table through animated examples. The explanations are short, simple and perfect for reviewing a concept multiple times. This format helps overcome difficulties as well as reinforce knowledge.

MyBlee videos thus become real support to progress at your own pace, alongside printed exercises.

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