Ways to Make 10
Warm-up
Show a ten-frame with some counters. Ask: How many? How many more to make 10? Do this several times. Students respond with both numbers: Seven, and three more to make ten. This daily routine builds automatic recall of the partner pairs.
Explore
Pairs work with a ten-frame and 10 counters of two colours. One partner places some red counters; together they find how many yellow are needed to fill the frame. Record each combination as a number bond. Find all pairs and discuss: how do you know you have found them all?
Consolidate
Practice
Students complete 6 making-10 number bonds, then solve 4 additions using the strategy with a number bond diagram for each. Exit ticket: 9+4. Students write the number bond showing their strategy.
Exit ticket
Students complete 6 making-10 number bonds, then solve 4 additions using the strategy with a number bond diagram for each. Exit ticket: 9+4. Students write the number bond showing their strategy.
Step 1: How much does 8 need to make 10? 2. Step 2: Take 2 from the 6: 6-2=4. Step 3: 10+4=14. Draw the number bond showing 6 split into 2 and 4.
Place value confusion: they are treating the two digits of 10 as separate numbers. Return to the ten-frame: place 6, then 4 more. Count all 10. The number is ten, written as 10, not as 1 followed by 0 on its own.