A spotted cow and a pig sit at the top of the page, a sheep and a hen at the bottom, and barn, fence and wheat icons repeat down both margins beneath the heading “Barnyard Multiplication!” and its line “Multiply Down on the Farm.” Inside a heavy-ruled table, nine problems fill a 3 by 3 grid, each written vertically with a rule beneath for the answer. The facts are 5x2, 7x6, 4x3, 8x9, 3x3, 6x7, 9x4, 2x6 and 5x8, so the page opens with easy 2s and 3s and then asks for 8x9, the biggest stretch on the sheet.
Because the range is wide, this page is a good way to see which parts of the tables have stuck and which still need work. A child who slows down only on the last few problems is usually solid on the small facts and just needs more time with the upper ones.