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Make 10

Two parts make the whole. Whole 10, part 4: the other part is 6.

Worked example

The whole is 6. One part is 3. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
63?
Answer: 3
The two parts make 6. 3 and ? make 6. 3 + 3 = 6, so the missing part is 3. Answer: 3.

For grown-ups: Make 10: find the partner for 1–9. 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 K.OA.A.4
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Practices make 10: find the partner for 1–9 (K.OA.A.4). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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Try three

  1. The whole is 6. One part is 2. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    62?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 4
    The two parts make 6. 2 and ? make 6. 2 + 4 = 6, so the missing part is 4. Answer: 4.
  2. The whole is 5. One part is 4. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    54?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 1
    The two parts make 5. 4 and ? make 5. 4 + 1 = 5, so the missing part is 1. Answer: 1.
  3. The whole is 5. One part is 3. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    53?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 2
    The two parts make 5. 3 and ? make 5. 3 + 2 = 5, so the missing part is 2. Answer: 2.

Before and after

Learn first: Break a number into parts (K)

Comes next: Story problems to 20 (1st), Doubles and make-a-ten tricks (1st)

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Make 10 (Kindergarten)

  1. The whole is 5. One part is 3. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    5?3
  2. The whole is 7. One part is 4. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    7?4
  3. The whole is 6. One part is 1. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    6?1
  4. The whole is 5. One part is 2. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    52?
  5. The whole is 6. One part is 3. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    6?3
  6. The whole is 10. One part is 7. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    10?7
  7. The whole is 6. One part is 2. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    6?2
  8. The whole is 10. One part is 2. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    102?
  9. The whole is 9. One part is 5. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    95?
  10. The whole is 7. One part is 2. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    7?2
  11. The whole is 8. One part is 2. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    82?
  12. The whole is 8. One part is 3. What is the other part? (A number bond: the two parts make the whole.)
    8?3

Answer key

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

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