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Kindergarten Ways to Make 10 worksheets

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Ways to Make 10

Kindergarten Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Write the number that makes 10.

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

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About this worksheet

Knowing the pairs that make 10 gives children a powerful anchor for later addition, subtraction, and place value. In kindergarten, the goal is to see ten as two parts: some on one side and the rest on the other. Every item on this page is the same job, a short sentence with a blank, such as 3 + __ = 10, and the child writes the number that goes in the blank.

The blank is sometimes on the left and sometimes on the right, so the child cannot just add what is shown. Fingers are a good helper: hold up all ten, fold down the first number, and count the fingers left standing. Pairs such as 5 and 5, 6 and 4, and 9 and 1 are worth learning by heart because they turn up in nearly every later addition and subtraction fact.

What your child will learn

Find the missing part of 10
Know the pairs that make 10
Read a plus sentence with the blank on either side
Use fingers to check a pair

Common Core standard: K.OA.A.4

Worked example

3 + __ = 10. Hold up 10 fingers and fold down 3. Seven fingers are left, so write 7.

Common mistake

Writing the number that is already shown, or adding the two numbers and getting a total that is not 10.

Helpful hint

Count up from the number you see until you reach 10.

Next skill: Addition Within 10 Earlier: Break a Number into Parts

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with ways to make 10?

Writing the number that is already shown, or adding the two numbers and getting a total that is not 10.

How can I help my child with ways to make 10?

Count up from the number you see until you reach 10.

Are these kindergarten math worksheets free to print?

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