Times Table Flash Cards and Math Flash Cards

How to use the Math Flash Cards

1. Under Operation, choose Multiplication (×) for times tables. Choose a different operation for addition, subtraction or division cards.
2. Under Times tables, choose All tables or one table, such as Only the 7s. For division, the table is the number you divide by.
3. Under Facts go up to, choose × 5, × 10 or × 12.
4. Tick Include facts with 0 if you want facts like 7 × 0. Tick Include turnaround facts (3 × 7 and 7 × 3) if you want both orders of each pair.
5. Under Cards, keep Every fact in the set or pick 12, 24, 36 or 48 cards chosen at random.
6. Tick Shuffle the order if you want the cards mixed up.
7. Under Printing style, choose Double-sided or Fold in half.
8. Under Cards per page, choose 8 (large), 12 or 16 (small).
9. Check the sheet preview, then press Print or save as PDF.

Paper size can be set to US Letter or A4. The browser’s print dialog can also save a PDF. The page address stores your settings, so a bookmarked or shared link opens the same sheet again. New worksheet makes a different sheet with the same settings, and each sheet shows a worksheet code under the buttons. Reset settings returns everything to the defaults.

Press New worksheet for a fresh shuffle of the same cards.

How do I make times table flash cards?

Choose the operation and the tables you want, and the tool builds a complete list of every fact that matches. Each card then shows one fact on the front and its answer on the back. Because the list is built first, a set such as “only the 7s” has nothing missing and nothing repeated.

If you ask for fewer cards than the set holds, the tool picks them at random without repeats. A small reminder of the fact stays on the answer side by default, which helps a child check an answer without a separate key. Answers are worked out for every card, so you do not need to check them yourself.

How do double-sided flash cards line up when printed?

The answer side is a mirror image, so each answer sits directly behind its question. Double-sided printing gives you a page of questions, then a page of answers. Because the sheet turns over along its long edge, a question in the top left corner has its answer in the top right corner of the back page.

The layout is tested so that every answer lands in that mirrored position. Look at the preview before you print to see where each pair falls. Cut along the card edges after printing.

How do fold-in-half flash cards work?

Fold-in-half cards put a question and its answer on the same sheet, side by side. Each row holds two questions on the left half and their answers on the right half, mirrored around a dotted center line. Fold the page along that line so the blank backs touch, then cut the cards apart.

If you print on regular paper, glue the sheet to the back of a cereal box before cutting. The cardboard makes the cards stiffer and easier to handle.

What is a turnaround fact?

A turnaround fact is a pair of numbers swapped around, such as 3 × 7 and 7 × 3, which both have the same answer. The same idea works for addition, such as 2 + 5 and 5 + 2. Knowing one order means you already know the other, so you learn fewer facts.

Turn on Include turnaround facts to place 7 × 3 next to 3 × 7, or 5 + 2 next to 2 + 5. It is off by default. Turning it on adds more cards, which is useful once a child knows the basic facts well.

How many flash cards should a child practice at once?

Start with a small stack, such as 12 cards, and keep the “not yet” pile to about five to eight cards. Cards a child answers at once go in a “know it” pile, and the rest go back into the practice pile. A short stack that ends with mostly correct answers keeps practice encouraging.

Common Core standards expect children to know the products of one-digit numbers from memory by the end of third grade. Flash cards help with that goal because the child answers from memory, without counting, and the practice can be repeated each day.