➕8 + 5 gets easier when students see it as 10 + 3. This set builds the make-a-ten strategy step by step, from friends of ten to ten frames, number bonds and word problems.
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Make a Ten Addition Strategy is a K–2 math resource that teaches students to add within 20 by making a ten. It covers friends of ten, ten frames, number bonds and decomposing numbers, with two levels for most activities.
The set opens with posters that show how to make a ten step by step, list the friends of ten and model ten-frame examples. Students then practice the pairs that make ten through How Many More to Make 10?, Missing Part of 10, a Ten Pair Hunt and Circle the Ten, Then Add.
Ten-frame pages help children see the strategy. Fill the Frame and Draw and Make a Ten use single and double ten frames, so students can watch part of one addend move over to complete a ten. Break Apart the Number pages then connect the picture to number bonds and decomposing.
Three centers give hands-on practice: Spin and Make a Ten with a paper spinner, a Make Ten Match cut-and-paste and a clip card center with 24 cards and a recording sheet. Word problems and exit slips at two levels show whether students can use the strategy on their own.
A 2-week study plan, teacher notes, answer keys and a Make a Ten Champion certificate are included in the 38-page black-and-white PDF for math centers, intervention, morning work and homework in kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade.
📖 Teaching guide · 12 min readThe Make-a-Ten Strategy, Answered: Teaching Addition Within 20 with Ten Frames and Number Bonds in K–2Read the guide →Students build the strategy in order, from knowing pairs that make ten to seeing them in ten frames to writing them as number bonds. Two levels let one lesson reach students at different stages, and the exit slips show who is ready to use make-a-ten independently.
It is an addition strategy for sums within 20: you break apart one number to complete a ten, then add what is left. The resource teaches it with friends of ten, ten frames and number bonds.
It is written for kindergarten through 2nd grade, with two levels for most activities.
Spin and Make a Ten with a paper spinner, a Make Ten Match cut-and-paste and a clip card center with 24 cards and a recording sheet.
A 2-week study plan is included with teacher notes and answer keys.
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