The 2 times table
The doubling table. If your child can double, they already know it.
Play the 2 times table
Every question uses the 2s. Pick a game, answer ten, and watch the 2s grow in your garden.
The Labyrinth
Type each answer to unroll Ariadne’s thread along the way out, and tiptoe past the sleeping Minotaur.
0 of 12 in flower. Each right-first-time answer grows a plant a little.
The 2 times table chart
Say it out loud, then cover an answer and see if it comes back. Tap any answer to hide it, and tap again to check.
| 2 × 1 | = | two times one is 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 × 2 | = | two times two is 4 | |
| 2 × 3 | = | two times three is 6 | |
| 2 × 4 | = | two times four is 8 | |
| 2 × 5 | = | two times five is 10 | |
| 2 × 6 | = | two times six is 12 | |
| 2 × 7 | = | two times seven is 14 | |
| 2 × 8 | = | two times eight is 16 | |
| 2 × 9 | = | two times nine is 18 | |
| 2 × 10 | = | two times ten is 20 | |
| 2 × 11 | = | two times eleven is 22 | |
| 2 × 12 | = | two times twelve is 24 |
How to learn the 2 times table
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Double it
2 × 6 means two 6s, which is double 6: 12. Doubling small numbers is something many children can do before they meet times tables at all.
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Even, always
Every answer is an even number, ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. If an answer ends in anything else, it’s wrong.
- 3
Count in pairs
Socks, shoes, eyes and hands come in 2s. Count pairs out loud on a walk: 2, 4, 6, 8.
The pattern in the 2s
The last digit of each answer, from 2 × 1 to 2 × 12. They go around in a loop of 5, so once your child spots it, they can check any answer.
- 2
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- 0
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 0
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When children learn it
Children count by 2s early on and meet even numbers as pairs in 2nd grade. Common Core expects them to know all the facts from memory by the end of 3rd grade.
Every times table
Questions parents ask
How can my child learn the 2 times table?
Five minutes a day beats an hour on Sunday. Start with the facts they already know from other tables (turn 2 × 5 around and it’s 5 × 2), then learn one trick: every answer is a double. Then play: answering from memory, again and again, is what makes facts stick, and a game makes them want to.
When do children learn the 2 times table?
Children count by 2s early on and meet even numbers as pairs in 2nd grade. Common Core expects them to know all the facts from memory by the end of 3rd grade.
What is the hardest fact in the 2 times table?
The bigger doubles: 2 × 12 = 24 and 2 × 11 = 22. Practice doubling teen numbers and they come easily.
Is the 2 times table game free?
Yes. Every game here is free, with no account, no ads and no timer. Progress is kept on this device only. Thena, the AI teacher who made them, has lessons for children that start with 3 free.
Stuck on the 2s?
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