Multiplication Memory Match

Objective

To match multiplication problems with their correct products.

Materials

• Printed Multiplication Memory Match cards (problems and answers)
• (Optional) Fact Check Key for self-checking

Setup

1. Print and cut out all the cards from the provided template. You will have cards with multiplication problems (e.g., "3 x 4") and cards with numerical answers (e.g., "12").
2. Shuffle all the cards thoroughly.
3. Lay all cards face down in a grid pattern (e.g., 4 rows of 6 cards) on a table or floor.

How to Play

1. Players: 2-4 players per group.
2. Taking a Turn: On your turn, flip over two cards.
   • Goal: Try to find a multiplication problem card and its matching answer card.
   • Example: If you flip "6 x 7" and then "42", you have a match!
3. Making a Match:
   • If the two cards you flipped form a correct multiplication fact (problem and answer), say the fact aloud (e.g., "6 times 7 equals 42!").
   • Keep the matching pair of cards.
   • You get to take another turn!
4. No Match:
   • If the two cards do not form a correct multiplication fact, say "No match." (or similar).
   • Flip both cards back over in their original spots, face down.
   • It is now the next player's turn.
5. Winning the Game:
   • Continue playing until all matching pairs have been found.
   • The player with the most pairs at the end of the game is the Multiplication Memory Master!

Cards to Prepare (Cut out and print two sets, one with problems, one with answers):

Multiplication Problems

• 2 x 3
  
  
  
• 4 x 2
  
  
  
• 5 x 3
  
  
  
• 6 x 4
  
  
  
• 7 x 5
  
  
  
• 8 x 6
  
  
  
• 9 x 7
  
  
  
• 10 x 8
  
  
  
• 11 x 9
  
  
  
• 12 x 10
  
  
  
• 3 x 7
  
  
  
• 4 x 9
  
  
  

Answers

• 6
  
  
  
• 8
  
  
  
• 15
  
  
  
• 24
  
  
  
• 35
  
  
  
• 48
  
  
  
• 63
  
  
  
• 80
  
  
  
• 99
  
  
  
• 120
  
  
  
• 21
  
  
  
• 36
  
  
  

Fact Check Key: Multiplication Memory Match

This answer key provides the correct products for the multiplication problems found in the Multiplication Memory Match game. It can be used by the teacher to verify student matches or by students for self-correction.

Multiplication Facts and Answers

• 2 x 3 = 6

  • Thought Process: Two groups of three equals six. Counting by 2s: 2, 4, 6.

• 4 x 2 = 8

  • Thought Process: Four groups of two equals eight. Counting by 4s: 4, 8.

• 5 x 3 = 15

  • Thought Process: Five groups of three equals fifteen. Counting by 5s: 5, 10, 15.

• 6 x 4 = 24

  • Thought Process: Six groups of four equals twenty-four. If you know 5x4 is 20, then 6x4 is just one more group of 4, so 20 + 4 = 24.

• 7 x 5 = 35

  • Thought Process: Seven groups of five equals thirty-five. Counting by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35.

• 8 x 6 = 48

  • Thought Process: Eight groups of six equals forty-eight. This can be a trickier one, but knowing 8x5 is 40, then add one more group of 8 (40+8=48).

• 9 x 7 = 63

  • Thought Process: Nine groups of seven equals sixty-three. Using the nines trick: 9 x 7, put down your 7th finger, you have 6 fingers to the left and 3 fingers to the right, making 63.

• 10 x 8 = 80

  • Thought Process: Ten groups of eight equals eighty. Multiply by ten, just add a zero to the other number.

• 11 x 9 = 99

  • Thought Process: Eleven groups of nine equals ninety-nine. For 11s, just repeat the digit: 9 and 9 makes 99.

• 12 x 10 = 120

  • Thought Process: Twelve groups of ten equals one hundred twenty. Multiply by ten, just add a zero to the other number.

• 3 x 7 = 21

  • Thought Process: Three groups of seven equals twenty-one. Counting by 3s: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21.

• 4 x 9 = 36

  • Thought Process: Four groups of nine equals thirty-six. Using the nines trick: 9 x 4, put down your 4th finger, you have 3 fingers to the left and 6 fingers to the right, making 36.