Set Sail With the Game of Doubles

Go on maths adventure with our Game of Doubles! Perfect for maths stations, guided groups, or at-home practise, this seafaring-themed board game helps students master their doubles facts (1+1 through 12+12) in an engaging way. As students move their game pieces across the colourful ocean-themed board, they’ll roll, solve and strategise their way to the finish line—all while reinforcing essential addition skills. With everything ready to print and play, this resource is an excellent hands-on tool for building maths fluency and confidence.

This resource includes:

• Seafaring-themed game board
• Adding doubles game cards (e.g., 4 + 4, 9 + 9)
• Game pieces
• DIY number cube
• Easy-to-follow game instructions
• Answer key for self-checking

Preparing and Playing Our Doubling Facts Game

With a little preparation, your students will be playing our doubling facts game in no time! Here’s how:

Prepare 

1. Download the adding doubles resource in the format of your choice. 
2. Print the game board, cards, answer key, game pieces and number cube. Consider printing on cardboard for longevity.
   Cut apart the cards and game pieces, and assemble the number cube.

Play

1. Students place game tokens at ‘Start’ and the cards on the Draw Pile space. Player 1 rolls the number cube and moves forward the same number of spaces.
2. The player follows the directions on the space.
3. If the player lands on a picture, they will choose a card and solve the equation. A correct answer allows them to stay on the space, while an incorrect answer will send them back to their previous space.
4. Players take turns. The player who gets to the ‘Finish’ space first, wins!

Downloading This Adding Doubles Facts Game

This adding doubles facts game is available in both PDF and Google Slides formats. To download, click the drop-down arrow on the download button and choose the format you prefer.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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