Add 2: Addition Facts
| 2 + 1 = 3 |
| 2 + 2 = 4 |
| 2 + 3 = 5 |
| 2 + 4 = 6 |
| 2 + 5 = 7 |
| 2 + 6 = 8 |
| 2 + 7 = 9 |
| 2 + 8 = 10 |
| 2 + 9 = 11 |
| 2 + 10 = 12 |
| 2 + 11 = 13 |
| 2 + 12 = 14 |
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Add 2 moves up two steps on the number line, and it is the first family where children start to notice odd and even numbers.
Counting on from 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
Because 2 is even, the answer is even exactly when the other number is even: 2 + 4 = 6 is even and 2 + 5 = 7 is odd.
Tip for the add 2 facts
Count on by two using the next two numbers: for 2 + 7, say 8, then 9. An even number stays even and an odd number stays odd when you add 2.
The 3 hardest facts
- 2 + 8 = 10
- 2 + 9 = 11
- 2 + 11 = 13
Crossing ten is the hard part: 2 + 8 reaches 10 exactly and 2 + 9 goes past it. Picture a ten frame with two extra dots.
Turnaround facts
Swapping the numbers gives the same answer, so each fact below is learned once and used twice.
- 2 + 1 = 1 + 2 = 3
- 2 + 3 = 3 + 2 = 5
- 2 + 4 = 4 + 2 = 6
- 2 + 5 = 5 + 2 = 7
- 2 + 6 = 6 + 2 = 8
- 2 + 7 = 7 + 2 = 9
- 2 + 8 = 8 + 2 = 10
- 2 + 9 = 9 + 2 = 11
- 2 + 10 = 10 + 2 = 12
- 2 + 11 = 11 + 2 = 13
- 2 + 12 = 12 + 2 = 14
Play the add 2 facts game
Untimed by default. A missed fact shows its answer and comes back later in the round.
Printable add 2 chart
One US Letter page, clear in black and white.
Quick quiz: add 2 facts
10 questions, no timer. At the end you see the score, the facts to practice and a sheet you can print.
Questions parents ask
Does add 2 help with doubling?
Yes. 2 + 2 is the first double, and seeing 2 + 3 as double 2 plus 1 gives 5 without counting.
How can my child check add 2 answers?
Take 2 away from the answer and see whether the other number comes back: if 2 + 9 = 11, then 11 - 2 should give 9.