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Kindergarten math · Unit 5: Adding and subtracting within 10

Make 10

What this lesson shows

6 counters in a ten frame leave 4 squares empty: 6 and 4 make 10.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: 10 as 6 and 4. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

  1. Fill some squares
  2. Count the empty ones
  3. The two make 10
  4. Say the pair

Helping at home

Read each box aloud. Your kid counts the empty squares in the ten frame and writes the number. Say each pair out loud: "6 and 4 make 10."

If your kid gets stuck

Count the empty squares.

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Standards

  • Common Core K.OA.A.4
    For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.
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