Grade 1, Operations

Doubles and near doubles

Doubles up to 10 + 10, near doubles, and halves.

Three levels

One skill, rising difficulty

Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.

Level 1: Doubles
Add the doubles.
Level 2: Near doubles
Use a double to help you add.
Level 3: Halves and missing numbers
Write the missing number.

Worked example

How the sheet explains it

The helper printed at the top of each sheet: one solved example and the steps a student follows, before the first question. Every number sentence in it is proven by the same checker as the answer key.

Level 1: Doubles

7 + 7 = 14

  1. A double adds a number to itself.
  2. Split each 7 into 5 and 2: 5 + 5 = 10 and 2 + 2 = 4.
  3. 10 + 4 = 14, so 7 + 7 = 14.

Level 2: Near doubles

6 + 7 = 13

  1. 7 is 1 more than 6.
  2. Use the double: 6 + 6 = 12.
  3. Add 1 more: 12 + 1 = 13, so 6 + 7 = 13.

Level 3: Halves and missing numbers

7 + 8 = 15

  1. Use the double: 7 + 7 = 14.
  2. 15 is 1 more than 14, so add 1 more to 7: 8.
  3. So 7 + 8 = 15.
  4. When you take away half, use a double: 8 + 8 = 16, so 16 − 8 = 8.

Goes with

Reference sheets

One-page helpers a student keeps beside this sheet:

  • Addition and subtraction strategies
  • Doubles and halves

Every reference, facts and support sheet is listed in the worksheet catalogue.

In the BC curriculum

Content standards

The British Columbia content standards this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:

  • bc.math.1.c.3
  • bc.math.2.c.3

The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.

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