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Doubles and near doubles worksheets

A free five-page pack: one strategy with a worked example, problems to count and write, practice with number lines, columns and missing numbers, a fact family, word problems and an answer key.

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0:00 Let's practice doubles and near doubles, step by step.
0:04 A double is a number added to itself: 6 plus 6 equals 12.
0:09 Count the pictures, and write the numbers. 9 plus 9 equals 18.
0:15 Solve each one. 8 plus 8 is 16.
0:19 Use the number line. Start at 8, and hop forward 8. You land on 16.
0:28 Find the missing number. 7 plus what makes 14? 7.
0:33 Fact family. Use 7, 8 and 15 to write four facts. 7 plus 8 is 15.
0:40 Sara has 3 pencils. Leo has the same number. How many pencils do they have in all? 3 plus 3 is 6.
0:49 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

A double is a number added to itself: 6 + 6 = 12. A near double is one more: 6 + 7 is 6 + 6 plus 1, so 13.

Teaching tip

Doubles are always even: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.

Try some

8 + 8 = ?16
2 + 2 = ?4
2 + 3 = ?5
5 + 6 = ?11
3 + 3 = ?6
1 + 2 = ?3
6 + 7 = ?13
7 + 7 = ?14

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Word problems

Sara has 3 pencils. Leo has the same number. How many pencils do they have in all?Show answer

3 + 3 = 6

There are 7 birds on a branch. Then 8 more come. How many birds are there now?Show answer

7 + 8 = 15

Mia has 6 donuts. Sam has one more than Mia. How many donuts do they have in all?Show answer

6 + 7 = 13

There are 8 fish in the tank. Then 9 more come. How many fish are there now?Show answer

8 + 9 = 17

What the worksheets look like

Doubles and near doubles worksheet with a worked example and problems to count — Page 1: the strategy, then count and write

Doubles and near doubles word problems worksheet — Page 4: word problems

Common questions

How do you teach doubles and near doubles?

A double is a number added to itself: 6 + 6 = 12. A near double is one more: 6 + 7 is 6 + 6 plus 1, so 13. Doubles are always even: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.

What grade is doubles and near doubles?

Usually 1st grade. In the Common Core it is part of 1.OA.C.6.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip. The worksheet maker also adds an answer key to every sheet it makes.