Skip counting is the bridge between counting and multiplying, and it is the part most classrooms rush. Multiples Posters for Multiplication Facts 1 12 puts the whole bridge on the wall: twelve posters, one per factor, each carrying its sequence in order so a child stuck on seven times six can find their way there by reading rather than guessing. A wall that shows the pattern does more for fact recall than a wall that only shows the answers.
Why this poster set is worth the display space
Multiplication charts give a grid of answers, which is useful for looking things up and useless for noticing structure. Posters organized by factor show what a times table actually is — a sequence with a rhythm — and the rhythm is what children remember. Seeing the nines end in a descending digit, or the fives alternating between zero and five, is the kind of noticing that a grid buries and a sequence makes obvious.
What’s inside the pack
- Twelve full-page posters, one for each factor from one to twelve, with the multiples listed in order.
- Matching half-page posters for classrooms with less wall space or a smaller math area.
- Small desk reference cards with all twelve sequences on a single card.
- A header banner reading “Multiples” for anchoring the display.
- A blank poster in the same style for a factor or pattern your class is investigating.
What the posters show
- Skip-counting sequences — each factor counted forward to twelve times the number.
- Number patterns — the repeating digit patterns in the twos, fives, nines and tens.
- Multiplication sentences — each multiple paired with the fact that produces it.
- Arrays — a small visual array on each poster showing the factor as rows and columns.
- Even and odd — visible immediately when the twos sit beside the threes.
- Square numbers — marked on every poster where the factor multiplies by itself.
- Commutativity — the same product appearing on two different posters.
- Factors and division — reading a sequence backward as a division fact.
Who it’s for
Grades two through five, where times tables are being built, and grade six or seven support groups that still need the wall. It also works as a hallway or intervention-room display, since the sequences are readable from a distance. Homeschool families with more than one child at different stages get use out of the same twelve pages for years.
How teachers use it
Most teachers put up two or three posters at a time rather than all twelve, matching whichever tables the class is working on, and rotate the rest into a math folder. During a lesson the poster becomes a pointing tool: you count the sequence aloud together, then cover a number and ask for it. The small desk cards go to students who need the support without having to look up and across the room.
A closer look at one poster (all twelve are laid out identically)
The sixes poster runs the sequence down the page in large numerals with the matching fact set beside it in lighter type, so the sequence reads cleanly from the back of the room while the facts are available up close. Thirty-six is circled as a square number, and a small six-by-six array sits at the foot of the page. That combination lets one poster serve a whole-class chant and an individual child working at the wall.
Formats and print editions
- Included: a full-color edition and an ink-friendly edition of all twelve posters, in US Letter and A4.
- Format: a print-ready PDF with full-page posters, half-page posters and desk cards; downloadable at checkout.
- Access: lifetime access, so the set can be reprinted for a new room or a new grade level.
Check the poster sizes against your available wall space before downloading, especially if you plan to display all twelve at once.
Frequently asked questions
What is the file format? A single print-ready PDF containing the posters at both sizes plus the desk reference cards.
How is it sent? It is not sent — you download it yourself the moment checkout completes, and it stays in your account.
Can the posters be edited? The twelve factor posters are fixed artwork so the number spacing stays correct. A blank poster in the same design is included for anything you want to write yourself.
Printing and license? Print at any size your printer supports and laminate freely for your own room. One teacher per license, so a colleague should get their own copy.
More math wall displays are in Classroom Teaching Resources.
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