Mathematics · Grade 1
Add Across Ten with a Ten Frame
Find the amount needed to reach ten. Split an addend without changing its value and add across ten. Explain the strategy in a story or a corrected example.
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Learning goals
- Find the amount needed to reach ten.
- Split an addend without changing its value and add across ten.
- Explain the strategy in a story or a corrected example.
Before you begin
Find complements to ten and count a set of up to twenty without counting an object twice.
Age and grade do not measure readiness. Adjust reading or adult support to preserve the intended learning goal.
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Complete practice
Add Across Ten with a Ten Frame
Practice · Adult guidance · 25 min
Find the amount needed to reach ten. Split an addend without changing its value and add across ten. Explain the strategy in a story or a corrected example. A complete set with exploration, practice and application. Use the linked unit for the learning sequence and teaching guide.
1. Explore
Add Across Ten with a Ten Frame: Explore and Explain
Explore · Adult guidance · 8 min
Find the amount needed to reach ten. Split an addend without changing its value and add across ten. Explain the strategy in a story or a corrected example. A focused learn activity. Use the linked unit for the learning sequence and teaching guide.
2. Practice
Add Across Ten with a Ten Frame: Practice Independently
Practice · Adult guidance · 10 min
Find the amount needed to reach ten. Split an addend without changing its value and add across ten. Explain the strategy in a story or a corrected example. A focused practice activity. Use the linked unit for the learning sequence and teaching guide.
3. Apply
Add Across Ten with a Ten Frame: Apply and Create
Apply · Adult guidance · 12 min
Find the amount needed to reach ten. Split an addend without changing its value and add across ten. Explain the strategy in a story or a corrected example. A focused apply activity. Use the linked unit for the learning sequence and teaching guide.
4. Review
Add Across Ten with a Ten Frame: Review Connections
Review · Adult guidance · 10 min
Find the amount needed to reach ten. Split an addend without changing its value and add across ten. Explain the strategy in a story or a corrected example. A focused review activity. Use the linked unit for the learning sequence and teaching guide.
5. Check
Add Across Ten with a Ten Frame: Check Your Understanding
Check · Adult guidance · 8 min
Find the amount needed to reach ten. Split an addend without changing its value and add across ten. Explain the strategy in a story or a corrected example. A focused check activity. Use the linked unit for the learning sequence and teaching guide.
Teaching and response guide
- Begin with: There are 8 counters in the frame. How many more fill ten?
- Connect the response to: Solve 8 + 6. Show a make-ten equation.
- Ask students to apply the idea: A learner writes 8 + 6 = 10 + 6. Explain what was counted twice and fix it.
Watch for: Counters moved into ten cannot also stay in the leftover group. The two split parts must still equal the original addend.
Check the answer criteria for each task. A supported explanation may have more than one acceptable response. These activities offer evidence to discuss; completing a sheet alone does not establish mastery.
Possible next goals
Choose the next unit when its prerequisites fit your learner.