Add and subtract within 20 quickly and accurately.
Fast Facts to 20 builds speed with addition and subtraction facts to 20. Second graders use doubles, making ten and fact families to recall facts quickly, through short, fun rounds that feel like a game rather than drills.
Math course · Grade 2
Fast Facts to 20 · Learning goals
Build speed with addition and subtraction facts to 20 using doubles, making ten and fact families.
Why it matters
When facts are automatic, kids can focus on understanding bigger problems instead of counting.
Seeing that 8 + 5, 5 + 8, 13 - 5 and 13 - 8 belong together cuts the number of facts to learn in half.
Knowing sums to 20 from memory by the end of second grade is a common curriculum goal.
Inside Fast Facts to 20
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps, with pictures and worked examples.
Step 2 · Game
Add as fast as you can! (8 problems)
Step 3 · Game
Subtract as fast as you can! (8 problems)
Step 4 · Game
Can you split it into two equal groups? (6 problems)
Step 5 · Game
Find the missing number in the fact family. (6 problems)
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
Doubles help you go fast: 8 + 8 = 16, so 8 + 9 is one more: 17!
Make a ten: for 9 + 6, give 1 to the 9 to make 10, then 10 + 5 = 15.
Fact families share three numbers: 7 + 5 = 12, 5 + 7 = 12, 12 − 5 = 7 and 12 − 7 = 5.
Even numbers can be split into two equal groups. 14 is even because 7 + 7 = 14!
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Play a quick card game: flip two cards and the first person to say the sum wins them. Use only cards 1 to 10.
Practice
Real questions from Fast Facts to 20. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
14
Question 2
8
Question 3
even
The full course has 28 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Fast Facts to 20 · Questions from parents
Fast Facts to 20 is a grade 2 math course for kids ages 7–8. That is Year 3 maths in the UK and Year 2 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Build speed with addition and subtraction facts to 20 using doubles, making ten and fact families. Along the way they practice: Fast Adding; Fast Subtracting; Odd or Even?; Fact Families.
About 10 minutes in total, split into 4 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Fast Facts to 20 is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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