Times Tables Wheel
Times tables stick through little and often, and a spinning wheel makes the daily practice feel like a game rather than a drill. Each slice of this wheel is a table from × 1 to × 12. Spin to choose today's table, then run a quick-fire round: call out numbers from 1 to 12 and let students answer on whiteboards, or chant the table forward and backward. Spin the number wheel alongside it to make a single fact, such as × 7 and 8. Remove the tables your class has mastered so practice time goes to the ones that still trip them up.
How to use it
- The wheel is ready with 12 entries. Press Spin, click the wheel or press Space, and the result appears in the middle.
- Open Edit entries to change the list for your class, or press Use my class instead to spin your students' names.
- Press Present (or F) to show just the wheel on the board. Turn on Take winners off the wheel in Settings if you don't want repeats.
Ways to use it in class
- Fluency minute: spin a table and give students 60 seconds to write as many facts from it as they can.
- Spin twice with the number wheel to make one fact, then ask for the answer and the matching division fact.
- Around the world: students stand in turn and answer the next fact from the table on the wheel.
More ready-made wheels
Questions teachers ask
Can I change what's on the wheel?
Yes. Open Edit entries to add, remove or reword anything, one entry per line. Your changes last until you leave the page, and Restore brings back the original list.
Can I spin my students' names instead?
Yes. Press Use my class instead to swap the entries for your saved class, with absent students left off. Press the back button in the same place to return to this wheel's entries.
Is every entry equally likely?
Yes. The result is chosen with your browser's cryptographic random number generator before the wheel moves, and every slice has the same chance. Turn on Take winners off the wheel in Settings to avoid repeats.
Will ads show on my projector?
No. Press Present (or F) and the screen shows only the wheel and the Spin button, in large type for the back of the room.