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The 2 times table

The 2s are doubles, which most children already know from adding. That makes this the best first table: every fact is a double they can check with fingers or pairs.

Practice the 2s

The 2 times table

  1. 2 × 12
  2. 2 × 24
  3. 2 × 36
  4. 2 × 48
  5. 2 × 510
  6. 2 × 612
  7. 2 × 714
  8. 2 × 816
  9. 2 × 918
  10. 2 × 1020
  11. 2 × 1122
  12. 2 × 1224

Learning the 2s

The tricky ones

The doubles past 10 are the ones that slip: 2 × 7 = 14, 2 × 8 = 16 and 2 × 9 = 18. Picture two rows of the same number.

Use what you know

Turn every fact into a double you know: 2 × 6 is 6 + 6 = 12. For 2 × 12, double 10 and double 2, then add: 20 + 4 = 24.

Where you meet the 2s

  • Pairs of socks: 5 pairs are 10 socks.
  • Bicycle wheels: 4 bikes have 8 wheels.
  • Eyes and ears: 9 children have 18 eyes.

See it

Count by 2s

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 8
  5. 10
  6. 12
  7. 14
  8. 16
  9. 18
  10. 20
  11. 22
  12. 24

Build it

3 × 2 = 6

Patterns and tricks

  • The 2s are doubles: 2 × 6 is 6 + 6.
  • Every answer is even. It ends in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.

Divide by 2

Every multiplication fact has a division fact in its family: if 2 × 4 = 8, then 8 ÷ 2 = 4.

  1. 2 ÷ 21
  2. 4 ÷ 22
  3. 6 ÷ 23
  4. 8 ÷ 24
  5. 10 ÷ 25
  6. 12 ÷ 26
  7. 14 ÷ 27
  8. 16 ÷ 28
  9. 18 ÷ 29
  10. 20 ÷ 210
  11. 22 ÷ 211
  12. 24 ÷ 212

Practice the 2 times table

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