How do I set tables practice?

Multiplication practice allows you to set a task to focus your students on the multiplication tables of your choosing.

How to create a multiplication tables practice task

1. Click 'set work' at the top of your Teacher Dashboard
2. Click ‘focus on tables’ in the Multiplication Practice box.
   
   
   
   
3. First you will select the students you'd like to include in your task. Click on the arrow next to a class to show all the students in that class. 
   
   Click on the box next to a student to select that student. Alternatively, you can click on the box next to a class to select all the students within that class.
   
   Once you've selected all the students you'd like to include, click 'next'
   
   
   
   
   TIP: By default, your own classes will be displayed. To view other classes in your school, click on the 'other classes' tab.
   
   
4. Select the times tables you'd like to include from the options on the left. 
   
   Click 'next'
   
   
   
   
5. Create the settings for your task:
   1. Task Title – Give your task a title. Your students will see this title on their account and it will help them identify the activity in their Tasks list.
      
      
      
      
   2. Question format -- choose whether you'd like students to answer questions in a multiple choice format or by typing their answer into a text box
      
      
      
      
   3. Questions – Set the number of questions you would like your students to be asked in the task
      
      
      
      
   4. Available from...until... – This will be the period during which the task will be visible on the student's account.
      
      
      
      
6. Click ‘create task’