Whilst learning multiplication tables is a key part of work in Year 4 there is much more to do to reach all the National Curriculum targets, one of which is:to use place value, known and derived facts to multiply and divide mentally.This simply means children should use their skills and the facts they know to work out harder problems ‘in their heads’.Grid multiplication is one way this can be achieved by showing a way to multiply a 2-digit number by a single digit. If you have not used this method before it is a nifty way to encourage children to solve harder problems without resorting to written methods.Go to Year 4 Multiplication