The 144 Challenge
Well done to all children who have recently become multiplication masters by meeting the '144 challenge' and earning their badge. In order to earn your badge and prove you are a multiplication master, you need to prove that you have mastered your times tables and can recall all the facts, up to 12 x 12, extremely quickly. If you think you are ready for the challenge let your teacher know and they might be able to recommend you to take the two tests.
Test 1 involves answering 20 spoken questions correctly in less than 90 seconds (multiplication and the related division facts).
Test 2 is a written one and challenges you to complete a table (needing 132 answers) in less than six minutes … this is not easy but with practice comes success!
If you don’t already know the multiplication tables, master them now and become the next person to earn your badge and certificate.
Everyone can become a multiplication master with some effort and we expect all the children to take the challenge from Y4 onwards.
Younger children can begin by learning the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables facts.