Easter Doubles + Near Doubles
Hop into Easter maths fun with this adorable Easter Doubles and Near Doubles resource — a festive, engaging way to reinforce essential addition strategies!
Doubles and near doubles are cornerstone mental maths strategies that help students move away from counting on their fingers and towards efficient, confident number thinking. This Easter-themed resource wraps that important practice in an irresistibly fun seasonal context — perfect for the weeks leading up to Easter when your students need something fresh and engaging. It's maths that doesn't feel like maths!
Why teachers love it:
- Targets key maths strategies — practising doubles and near doubles builds strong mental computation skills that support students right through primary school
- Seasonal engagement — the Easter theme instantly captures student interest, keeping even reluctant mathematicians on task
- Print-and-go simplicity — no cutting, no laminating required; just print and hand out for immediate use
- Consolidates and extends — suitable as a consolidation activity, independent practice, or early finisher task
- Festive classroom feel — brings a bit of Easter joy into your maths block without sacrificing rigorous curriculum content
Perfect for:
- Year 1 and Year 2 maths lessons on addition strategies
- Easter-themed classroom activities in the lead-up to school holidays
- Mental maths warm-up and consolidation tasks
- Maths rotations and independent work time
- Early finisher tasks with a seasonal twist
What's included:
A printable PDF Easter-themed activity resource covering doubles and near doubles addition strategies, designed for Year 1 and Year 2 students.
Make Easter maths unforgettable — your students will be doubling and nearly doubling their way through this resource with a huge smile on their face!
Planning Easter writing lessons?
Our Easter writing activities guide has 15 prompts and craft ideas to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
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Can I print in colour or black and white?
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