8 Times Table Song: Eight on the Beat

What’s in the song

Six facts. Six pictures.

Eight on the Beat is a 1:35 multiplication song set on a night-time gym court. A singer asks each 8s fact, the beat leaves a gap for you to answer, and then the band sings it. Every answer has its own picture, built from a word that rhymes with the number.

8 × 7 = 5656 rhymes with kicks: soccer balls

8 × 4 = 3232 rhymes with woo-hoo: cheer pom-poms

8 × 9 = 7272 rhymes with shoe: sneaker laces

40 drawn as a hangout fort with string lights

8 × 5 = 4040 rhymes with fort: a hangout fort with string lights

8 × 8 = 6464 rhymes with score: basketballs and a hoop

8 × 6 = 4848 rhymes with plate: a pizza on a plate

How to practice the 8s

Learn. Sing. Beat it.

1

Learn

Round 1 at 0:16: listen through and hear every 8s fact with its answer and picture.

2

Sing along

Round 2 at 0:41: say each answer with the band. Move with it and get loud.

3

Beat the beat

Round 3 at 1:16: say every answer before the band does. Then try the free 7-page Beat Pack (drum pads, answer cards, trading cards), the quick practice sheet, or the Beat the Beat game.

Don’t count. Know it.

For teachers

Grade level & standards

Made for 3rd and 4th grade, when the 8s are taught and practiced, and for special education, math intervention and older kids who are still learning their facts. Eight on the Beat supports these multiplication fact standards:

Common Core 3.OA.C.7: by the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.
Texas TEKS 3.4(F): recall multiplication facts up to 10 × 10 with automaticity (Grade 3).
Florida B.E.S.T. MA.3.NSO.2.4: multiply whole numbers from 0 to 12 with procedural reliability (Grade 3). MA.4.NSO.2.1: recall multiplication facts with factors up to 12 with automaticity (Grade 4).
Virginia SOL (2023): multiplication facts through 10 × 10 in Grade 3 and through 12 × 12 in Grade 4.

Each song practices six facts from one times table. Use it alongside your core math lesson, then follow up with the free 8s Beat Pack.

Questions

About the 8s song

What facts are in Eight on the Beat?

Eight on the Beat covers six facts from the 8 times table: 8 x 7 = 56, 8 x 4 = 32, 8 x 9 = 72, 8 x 5 = 40, 8 x 8 = 64, 8 x 6 = 48. Each one comes back in all three rounds.

How long is the 8 times table song?

Eight on the Beat is 1:35 long. It runs the facts three times: learn the 8s at 0:16, say them loud at 0:41, one more time at 1:16.

How should kids practice the 8s with this song?

Watch Round 1 to hear every fact, sing along in Round 2, then try to beat the band to every answer in Round 3. Follow up with the free 8s practice sheet and the Beat the Beat game on snapstreetband.com.

What grade is the 8 times table song for?

Eight on the Beat is made for 3rd and 4th grade, when the 8s are taught and practiced, and works for special education, math intervention and older kids who are still learning their 8s. It supports Common Core 3.OA.C.7 and the 3rd and 4th grade fact standards in Texas, Florida and Virginia.

Is it free?

Yes. The song is free on YouTube and on this page, and the 8s Beat Pack and practice sheet are free to print for your class or home.

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