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Add Doubles Strategy



Videos and songs to help Kindergarten and Grade 1 kids learn to add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10 by using the add doubles strategy.

Common Core: 1.OA.6

Learning Targets:

  • I can add and subtract within 10 easily.
  • I can add and subtract by using doubles. (e.g. 4 + 4 = 8, 6 - 3 = 3)


Related Topics:
Make Ten Addition

More Lessons for Grade 1

Common Core for Grade 1


Doubles! Doubles! (I Can Add Doubles) song
Doubles! Doubles!
I can add doubles.
It's no trouble for me to add doubles!
1+1=2
2+2=4
3+3=6
4+4=8
5+5=10
Doubles! Doubles! 6-10 version
Doubles Doubles
I can add doubles
It's no trouble for me
to add doubles

6+6=12
7+7=14
8+8=16
9+9=18
10+10=20



Addition Doubles Rock
Addition Doubling Numbers Song


Array Card
How to use an array card to practice the doubling strategy for addition
Array Card
How to use an array card to practice the halving strategy for subtraction


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