NO-NONSENSE NINES

Here are two tricks for learning the nines.

Number down, number up Feet going down and up

Number down in the left hand column
from 1 to 8,
then starting at the bottom,
number up
in the right hand column
from 1 to 8.
These are the answers to the nines

2x9=18
3x9=27
4x9=36
5x9=45
6x9=54
7x9=63
8x9=72
9x9=81



Practice with the song.

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(Two measure introduction)

Would you like to learn the nines?
Learn this trick and you'll be fine
Number down and don't give out,
Fol-low me and give a shout!

(Stop the music before the next exercise)

Man exercising

(Spoken command)
"Number down!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
Halfway through!"

"Number up!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
Good for you!"





Multiplying by Nine

This is a helpful hint.

We want to find the answer to 5x9.
Think, "When I am counting by ones, what number comes before "5"? .
The answer is "4".
Follow the arrow up and ask yourself,
"4 plus what number equals 9?"
The answer is "5" .
Now follow the arrow down and write 45 .

Let's practice.

2x9=?

What number comes before 2? (1)

1+?=9 (8) The answer is 18 .

3x9=?

What number comes before 3? (2)

2+?=9 (7) The answer is 27.

4x9=?

What number comes before 4? (3)

3+?=9 (6) The answer is 36.

5x9=?

What number comes before 5? (4)

4+?=9 (5) The answer is 45.

6x9=?

What number comes before 6? (5)

5+?=9 (4) The answer is 54.

7x9=?

What number comes before 7? (6)

6+?=9 (3) The answer is 63.

8x9=?

What number comes before 8? (7)

7+?=9 (2) The answer is 72.

9x9=?

What number comes before 9? (8)

8+?=9 (1) The answer is 81.



Now go to Nines





Printable lesson for the Nines





Practice the nines at







1

2

3

4


Ones Finger Power


Count by Twos

Twos Finger Power

Twos worksheet


Count by Threes

Threes Finger Power

Threes worksheet


Count by Fours

Fours Finger Power

Fours worksheet

5

2x2 etc.

5

6


Count by Fives

Fives Finger Power

Fives worksheet


Do-able Doubles

Doubles worksheet


Fabulous Fives


Super Sixes

Sixes Finger Power

9

10

7 & 8

0


No-Nonsense Nines

Nines Finger Power

Nines worksheet


Add Zero (Tens)

Tens worksheet


?= 7x8

Sevens Finger Power

Eights Finger Power

Empty Nests (Zeros)







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