The 4 times table · levels 1 to 5 are free

Thales's cage

Double it, then double it again.

Thales, the dragon of the 4 times table, asleep in a cage

The dragon of 4

Free Thales

Thales is asleep in a cage. Every level you finish puts on one light. Five lights wake the padlock.

Push the two numbers and the answer onto their places. Arrow keys on a computer, swipe on a phone or tablet. A gold star means you did it without help.

Levels 6 to 10 open with the book. That is where Thales gets the fire back and steps into your room. The book comes out in November 2026.

Peek at the 4 times table

A trick from the book. When you multiply a number by 4, you can multiply it by 2 (from the 2 times table) and double the answer you find. For example, to find 3 × 4, you find 3 × 2 = 6 and double it, which makes 12. So 3 × 4 = 12.

any number times 1 is itself
you know it from the 2s
new
new
you know it from the 5s
new
new
new
new
you know it from the 10s

orange: you met it in an earlier table white: new learn these two first

Pick another dragon

For grown-ups: sheets to print and more about this table are on the 4 times table page.