Ways to Make 10
There are 11 ways to make 10. Learn them by heart!
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How to do it
- Count the red and blue dots.
- Read the addition fact.
- Read the subtraction fact.
Teaching tip
Each row is a little fact family: two addition facts and two subtraction facts. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 1.OA.D.8.
About this chart
All eleven ways to make 10, with ten frames, addition facts and subtraction facts.
What kids practice
A fact family is three numbers that make two addition facts and two subtraction facts, like 6, 8 and 14. Once kids see that, they can find a missing number in a problem like 6 + ? = 14 or ? - 8 = 6. They also learn what the equal sign really means. It says both sides are the same amount, not "the answer goes next".
Watch for
- Adding every number they see, so 5 + ? = 12 gets the answer 17.
- Thinking an equation must have the answer on the right, so 9 = 4 + 5 looks "wrong".
- Putting the smaller number first in a subtraction fact.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full fact families and missing numbers guide for 1st grade.
More sheets in this set
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2. Fact Families ChartA fact family house, how to find a missing number, and what the equals sign means, with true and false examples. 
3. Fact Family Houses to 20Four fact family houses with a teen number on top. Write the two addition and two subtraction facts.
4. Find the Missing Number (Addition)Fourteen addition problems with one number missing. Sometimes it's the first number, sometimes the second.
5. Find the Missing Number (Mixed)Fourteen addition and subtraction problems with one number missing.
6. True or False EquationsTen equations to check, including ones with the answer on the left and math on both sides. Matches 1.OA.D.7.