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Adding and taking away to 10

Adding & taking away

Ages 5-730 minutes8 tasksNumbers & Maths

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What we are learning

Add and subtract within 10 using objects and pictures.

You will need: Pencil, 10 counters, Ten-frame (optional)

Warm-up

Show 5 fingers. Add 2 more — how many? Now hide 3. How many left? Repeat five times.

Number bond helper — pairs that make 10

0 + 101 + 92 + 83 + 74 + 65 + 5

1Add them up

Use your counters, then write the answer.

2Take away

Cross out the counters you take away, then write the answer.

3Number bonds to 10

What goes with each number to make 10?

4Add or take away?

Tick the sign that makes each sentence true.

6 ☐ 2 = 8

9 ☐ 4 = 5

3 ☐ 5 = 8

10 ☐ 6 = 4

5Story problem

Draw and solve: Bianka picks 4 daisies, then 3 more. How many altogether?

Draw the flowers

My drawing

Answer sentence

6More story problems

Read each one, draw if it helps, and write the answer sentence.

1. Milo has 8 marbles. He loses 3 down a drain. How many are left?

2. Kasia bakes 5 buns. Jay bakes 4 more. How many buns altogether?

My answers

7Practise again

Do these without counters if you can. Tick the ones you knew straight away.

  • I counted on instead of counting all.
  • I knew some answers straight away.

8Take it home

Ask someone at home to give you three adding questions with answers under 10. Write them and your answers here.

  1. 1. Question 1
  2. 2. Question 2
  3. 3. Question 3

⭐ Challenge

Write two sums of your own that both have the answer 8. Then write one that has the answer 0.

How did I do?

  • I can add two numbers.
  • I can take away.
  • I know my number bonds to 10.
  • I can solve a story problem.