The 8 times table · levels 1 to 5 are free

Hypatia's cage

Most children call this one hard. It is the 4 times table, doubled.

Hypatia, the dragon of the 8 times table, asleep in a cage

The dragon of 8

Free Hypatia

Hypatia 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 Hypatia gets the fire back and steps into your room. The book comes out in November 2026.

Peek at the 8 times table

A trick from the book. The answers of the 8 times table are double the answers of the 4 times table. For example, 2 × 8 = ? 2 × 4 = 8, and 8 + 8 = 16, so 2 × 8 = 16.

any number times 1 is itself
you know it from the 2s
new
you know it from the 4s
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 8 times table page.