Double Trouble

a math resource to help students practice “doubles” facts

How do doubles facts relate to us?

1+1= 2 (eyes) 6+6= 12 (eggs)

2+2= 4 (car) 7+7= 14 (2 weeks)

3+3= 6 (insect legs) 8+8=16 (crayons)

4+4= 8 (spider legs) 9+9= 18 (tic-tac-toe)

5+5= 10 (fingers) 10+10= 20 (fingers/toes)

Eyes

1+1=2

A frog has two

large eyes.

Cars

2+2=4

This car has four wheels.

Insect Legs

3+3=6

A ladybug has

six legs in all.

Spider

4+4=8

A spider has

eight legs in all.

Fingers

5+5=10

You have ten fingers in all.

A Dozen Eggs

6+6=12

This carton has twelve eggs.

Calendar

7+7=14

Two full weeks is fourteen days.

Crayons

8+8=16

If you have two packs of crayons

with eight crayons in each pack, you

have sixteen in all.

Tic-Tac-Toe

9+9=18

Two tic-tac-toe boards

have eighteen spaces in all.

Fingers and Toes

10+10=20

You have ten fingers and ten toes.

Altogether that’s twenty.