Number Bonds to Ten: Find the Partners

Connect pairs that make ten in seven groups of numbers, starting with a worked 6 + 4 example.
Year groups
Years 1–2 (Key Stage 1)
Pages
1
File type
PDF

Updated Aug 02, 2021

Subject
Addition, Addition and Subtraction, Numbers, Maths
Resource types
Worksheets
England expectations
Official curriculum expectation · Addition and subtraction

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About this resource

Find partners that make ten in seven groups of number choices. Students draw a line between two numbers in each group, following the worked 6 + 4 example.

This one-page PDF can be paired with counters so students can build and check a combination before connecting it.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify two numbers that combine to make ten
  • Build recall of complements within ten
  • Represent number partnerships with drawn connections

Teaching tips

  • Use ten counters to check an uncertain pair before drawing its line.
  • List the completed pairs afterward and notice how one addend rises as the other falls.

Skills covered

  • Number-bond reasoning — identify the missing partner that brings each number to ten.

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National Curriculum in England

National Curriculum in England expectations

England expectations

  • Official curriculum expectation · Addition and subtraction — represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20

Core concepts

  • Partners to 10
  • Number bonds
  • Addition pairs

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