--- title: "Year 2 Maths: Doubling and Halving" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-10-year-2-maths-doubling-and-halving" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 2 Maths: Doubling and Halving ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2026-02-10_14_20_35.jpg) 10 February 2026 Double the Fun in Year 2! Our mathematicians in Year 2 have been busy exploring the magical relationship between doubling and halving this week! Using colorful connecting cubes, the children moved from hands-on building to writing formal calculations. By mastering their 2 times tables, they discovered that doubling a number is just like multiplying by 2, and halving is the same as dividing by 2! It was wonderful to see so many "lightbulb moments" as the children realised that if they know their 2 times-table, they already know how to find double or half! ✨#Year2Maths #HandsOnLearning #YoungMathematicians #DoublingAndHalving #ConcretePictorialAbstract ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/Collage_2026-02-10_14_20_35.jpg) [Year 2](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-2) [Maths](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/3af59c7a-b8e1-4a78-912a-ce3044883383.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-09-nursery-literacy-bakery-creations) Previous ### [Nursery - Literacy - Bakery Creations](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-09-nursery-literacy-bakery-creations) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/c4390539-b501-46ed-9006-e6710e11ea8e.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-11-nursery-art-valentine-s-flowers) Next ### [Nursery - Art - Valentine's Flowers](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-11-nursery-art-valentine-s-flowers) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)