Adding to Make 10 Activity

Making-10 matching cards: students pair each equation card, such as 9 + ? = 10, with the answer card showing the missing addend, then fill in the blanks on a follow-up worksheet.
Year levels
Pre-school (Early Years), Foundation–Year 2
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Updated Jul 11, 2021

Subject
Subtraction, Addition, Addition and Subtraction, Numbers, Maths
Topic
Statistics
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Australian Curriculum content descriptions
AC9M1N04 — add and subtract numbers within 20, using physical and virtual materials, part-part-whole…

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This activity is great for helping students understand how to make 10 using addition. By matching the equation cards with the missing addend cards, students will be able to see different ways that equations can be made to equal 10. This is a great activity for small groups or maths centres.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Find the missing addend that makes 10

  • Recognise pairs of numbers that combine to 10

Skills covered

  • Making 10 — matching each equation card to its missing addend

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

  • AC9M1N04 — add and subtract numbers within 20, using physical and virtual materials, part-part-whole knowledge to 10 and a variety of calculation strategies

Core concepts

  • Making 10

  • Missing addend

  • Number bonds

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