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Making 10 worksheets

A free five-page pack: one strategy with a worked example, problems to count and write, practice with number lines, columns and missing numbers, a fact family, word problems and an answer key.

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A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says

0:00 Let's practice making 10, step by step.
0:03 Look at a ten frame: count the full boxes, then count the empty boxes. That is the number you need to make 10.
0:11 How many more make ten? 5 and 5 make ten.
0:15 Solve each one. 3 plus 7 is 10.
0:19 Use the number line. Start at 8, and hop forward 2. You land on 10.
0:25 Find the missing number. 5 plus what makes 10? 5.
0:30 Fact family. Use 4, 6 and 10 to write four facts. 4 plus 6 is 10.
0:36 Ali needs 10 crayons. Ali has 7. How many more crayons does Ali need? 7 plus 3 makes ten, so the answer is 3.
0:46 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Look at a ten frame: count the full boxes, then count the empty boxes. That is the number you need to make 10.

Teaching tip

Learn the pairs: 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, 4 and 6, 5 and 5. Ten fingers show them all.

Try some

3 + 7 = ?10
8 + 2 = ?10
6 + 4 = ?10
5 + 5 = ?10
1 + 9 = ?10
2 + 8 = ?10
4 + 6 = ?10
7 + 3 = ?10

Tap a problem to see the answer.

Word problems

Ali needs 10 crayons. Ali has 7. How many more crayons does Ali need?Show answer

7 + 3 = 10, so 3

Hana needs 10 pencils. Hana has 1. How many more pencils does Hana need?Show answer

1 + 9 = 10, so 9

Omar needs 10 toy cars. Omar has 8. How many more toy cars does Omar need?Show answer

8 + 2 = 10, so 2

Sara needs 10 donuts. Sara has 5. How many more donuts does Sara need?Show answer

5 + 5 = 10, so 5

What the worksheets look like

Making 10 worksheet with a worked example and problems to count — Page 1: the strategy, then count and write

Making 10 word problems worksheet — Page 4: word problems

Common questions

How do you teach making 10?

Look at a ten frame: count the full boxes, then count the empty boxes. That is the number you need to make 10. Learn the pairs: 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, 4 and 6, 5 and 5. Ten fingers show them all.

What grade is making 10?

Usually 1st grade. In the Common Core it is part of K.OA.A.4, 1.OA.C.6.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip. The worksheet maker also adds an answer key to every sheet it makes.