Description

Help your First Grade students build fluency and confidence with this focused strategy unit on Doubles and Near Doubles. This resource introduces the strategy with clear visual models. Then it guides students through structured practice, and offers optional challenge pages for learners ready to think flexibly about number relationships.

Students learn to:

• recognize and use doubles as anchor facts
• apply the near‑doubles strategy by doubling the smaller addend and adding 1
• connect visual models to equations
• explain their thinking using simple, predictable structures
• extend their understanding with challenge pages that explore subtracting 1 from the larger addend

This unit includes:

• a clear strategy introduction page
• guided practice with visual supports
• independent practice pages
• optional challenge pages for flexible thinkers
• a Teacher Guide with instructional notes

Aligned to 1.OA.C.6, this unit fits easily into whole‑group lessons, small‑group instruction, or independent practice as part of your addition strategy sequence.