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This is The Number One speaking. I am playing the role of one of THE LUNA BROTHERS in Mrs Noughtfear's Number Story as The U in QUEENSLAND. Does your teacher think The One Times
Table is easy? Why not put her to the test? Ask her what 11 x 11 is, and she should surely know it is 121. Then ask what 111 x 111 is, and if she doesn't know it is 12321, that would be your golden opportunity to become a Teacher Number Teacher. Did you notice that 121 and 12321 read the
same way forwards and backwards? These numbers are called palindromes because they read the same from either side.
Examples of Word Palindromes are MUM, DAD and BUB, and examples of Sentence Palindromes are LID OFF A DAFFODIL, TOO FAR AWAY A WAR AFOOT and MAD AM I MADAM. Learn about palindromes because they are an important pattern in numbers.
The Ones form palindromatic numbers when multiplied by themselves, for example when you multiply 111 111 111 by 111 111 111, the answer is 12345678987654321. Mrs Noughtfear calls Numbers
like this Rainbow Numbers because you can draw a rainbow over the number connecting each same digit. She calls Numbers that are not Rainbow Numbers, Wonky Numbers because each side is different.
Practice The One Times Table by counting from One To Nine, and then count from Nine To One. It is important to practice Times Tables forwards and backwards as it helps you remember them.
See if you can beat Ollie. Once you have mastered The One Times Table both ways, it will set you up For The Nine Times Table
