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➕ 1st grade math · Add & Subtract

Quick facts to 10

Start at the bigger number and count on the smaller one. 6 + 3: start at 6 and count on 3: 7, 8, 9. So 6 + 3 = 9.

Worked example

3 + 1 = ?
Answer: 4
Start at the bigger number, 3, and count on 1: 4. So 3 + 1 = 4.

For grown-ups: Add/subtract within 10 fluently. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • CCSS 1.OA.C.6
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Practices add/subtract within 10 fluently (1.OA.C.6). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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Try three

  1. 4 + 1 = ?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 5
    Start at the bigger number, 4, and count on 1: 5. So 4 + 1 = 5.
  2. 1 + 1 = ?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 2
    A double is a number and the same number again. Start at 1 and count on 1 more: 2. So 1 + 1 = 2.
  3. 6 + 4 = ?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 10
    Start at the bigger number, 6, and count on 4: 7, 8, 9, 10. So 6 + 4 = 10.

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Quick facts to 10 (1st grade)

  1. 2 + 2 = ?
  2. 2 + 2 = ?
  3. 3 + 3 = ?
  4. 5 + 1 = ?
  5. 2 + 4 = ?
  6. 2 + 4 = ?
  7. 3 + 4 = ?
  8. 2 + 3 = ?
  9. 1 + 7 = ?
  10. 2 + 6 = ?
  11. 3 + 2 = ?
  12. 2 + 4 = ?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 6
  5. 6
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. 8
  10. 8
  11. 5
  12. 6

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