Lesson: Adding Two One-Digit Numbers by First Making Ten

Learn how to use ten-frames to add two single-digit numbers by first making ten.

Worksheet: Using Ten Frames to Explore the Make-A-Ten Strategy for Addition • 1 Question

Q1:

One way to make addition easier is to use addition facts that we already know.

Let us try to find by first making 10.

We need to add 3 more to 7 to make 10. So move 3 green squares over.

Now we have the same number of squares, but there are 10 in the first ten-frame, and 5 in the second.

So is the same as which makes 15.

Now you have a go. What is ?

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