"I Have... Who Has..." Multiplication Cards: The Ultimate Multiplication Review

Do you remember when we talked about how great “I Have… Who Has” games are for number sense and subitizing skills? Well, they are also great for reviews and practice of any concept or skill. They are interactive, fast paced, and provide ample opportunities for quick thinking, laughing, and learning to occur!

Because of this, they are great games for review. And learners of all ages love this game! Here are “I Have… Who Has…” multiplication cards for the ultimate multiplication review.

Multiplication Review

But first, let me ask you… do you remember how you learned the multiplication table? If your schooling was anything like mine, it may have looked like this…

Repetitive, mundane, constant, re-writing of the facts. Or sometimes we did this…

Again… repetitive, mundane, constant, re-writing of the chart. But did I learn my multiplication groups up to 12? Of course! I knew them like the back of my hand.

Don’t get me wrong! There’s value in repetition. In fact, I actually believe it’s a necessity. The more we repeat a task, the more our brains make connections that it uses to recall the information. That’s how we build memory and knowledge.

But we’ve moved on from the boring, mundane forms of repetition for learning haven’t we? We should now be concerned with making learning fun and engaging while still employing valuable techniques such as repetition.

“I Have… Who Has…” Multiplication Game

Games are one of the best ways to learn or review a concept. Learners become fully involved and use a variety of skills, while being motivated and engaged in active learning. The benefits of game-based learning are endless.

For learning multiplication facts, I truly believe that the “I Have… Who Has…” game is one of the best. Your learners will gain speed, knowledge, and laugh, and learn all at the same time.

How to engage with the “I Have… Who Has…” multiplication game cards:

There are 2 sets per each multiplication fact group 2 – 12. I have excluded factors 1 and 0 for obvious reasons.
In the first set, the learner who begins the game has a product, and is looking for learner who has a multiplication sentence.
- Therefore, each learner must listen for the product to determine if they have the correct sentence that it belongs to.
The second set begins with the multiplication sentence.
- Our learners are therefore listening for the sentence that belongs to the product they have.
There are 12 games cards per set. Unfortunately, the sets cannot be combined because it will cause incidents where 2 students will answer.
But have no fear! This game is still perfect for small groups, and can be played with large groups too!
- I have found that one of the more exciting ways to play is to play with 2 different multiplication groups.
- For instance, use the one set of games cards for both the factors of 2, and 3.
- 2 different games will be occurring simultaneously so your learners will have to listen carefully, intensively, and be on their toes!
The game is continuous, so the learner who begins the game, will also end the game.
- For instance, Amy will start with “I have 36, who has 4 x 5?” the game will continue until another learner states “I have 9, who has 12 x 3?” At which point Amy should say “Me!!”

Pro Tips! Continue the game until a learner makes a mistake. How many correct rounds can your learners do?

Or add a visual timer, and add fuel to the fire!

Print on cardstock and laminate the game cards for added durability.

Each set also fits perfectly in little photo or craft boxes for easy storage and organization!