To learn times tables with a chart, print a filled multiplication chart and pin it up so a child can look up answers and start spotting the patterns. Once the patterns are familiar, switch to a blank chart and have them fill it in from memory. Moving from looking up to recalling is what turns the chart from a crutch into a learning tool.
A times-table chart is more than a lookup table. Laid out as a grid, it reveals the structure of multiplication, and seeing that structure is what makes the facts stick.
Start with the filled chart
Print a filled 1 to 12 grid and put it somewhere the child sees it often. At first they will use it to find answers, which is fine. Looking up 7 times 8 a few times a day builds familiarity before any memorising starts.
While it is up, point out the patterns. The 2, 5 and 10 columns are predictable, the diagonal holds the square numbers, and every answer appears twice because order does not change the product. Patterns are easier to remember than thirty separate facts.
Switch to a blank grid
When the easy tables feel solid, print a blank chart and have the child fill it in. The empty grid with just the headers forces recall instead of recognition, which is the harder and more useful skill.
Time them gently to make it a game rather than a test. Re-printing a fresh blank sheet costs nothing, so they can try again and watch their time drop, which is motivating in a way a worksheet of sums is not. The multiplication chart maker builds both the filled and blank versions.
Drill the tricky tables
Most children stall on 7, 8 and 9. Focus practice there rather than re-drilling the tables they already know. The 9 times table has a finger trick worth teaching, and the square numbers like 6 times 6 and 7 times 7 are useful anchors to memorise outright.
Keep sessions short and frequent. A few minutes filling a blank grid each day beats a long weekly slog, and the chart gives instant feedback the moment the child checks it against a filled copy.