Near Doubles Cheatsheet

Near Doubles Maths Strategy – Desk Cheat Sheet (Free Download)

This printable cheat sheet is designed for your desk as a quick, practical reference when teaching the near doubles strategy. It clearly breaks the strategy down so you can model it confidently during lessons, maths talk, and whiteboard work.

The sheet includes a simple explanation, step-by-step guidance, and worked examples across different levels so you can easily adapt your teaching for a range of abilities. It also supports you in prompting pupil thinking and building confidence with mental maths strategies based on known doubles facts.

I’m currently sharing these strategies as short, practical tips over on Instagram, where you can see exactly how to model and use them in your classroom. Follow along here.

If you’d like to build this approach further:

• Get the Bridging Through 10 cheat sheet (free) here.
• View my Number Bonds strategy posts on Instagram here.
• View my Bridging Through 10 Instagram posts here.

I’m also sharing Maths Talk whiteboard games to support discussion and reasoning in your lessons:

• Get the Maths Talk posters (full resource) here.
• Get a free Maths Talk whiteboard game here.

You’ll also find a range of other maths strategy cheat sheets available to support your teaching across the year.