1 and 9
make 10
Join both parts and count all.
Example: 1 and 9 make 10.
Use small number pairs that join to make 10 so children see friendly combinations clearly.
Keep the pairs visible with beads, counters, or fingers. This supports later addition without feeling abstract.
Open one card at a time, read the text together, and use the audio button when hearing the line once helps.
make 10
Join both parts and count all.
Example: 1 and 9 make 10.
make 10
Use counters to check the pair.
Example: 4 and 6 make 10.
make 10
Notice another way to make 10.
Example: 7 and 3 make 10.
These printables match this lesson's stage and theme, so a child can move from screen practice to calm hands-on work.
A Grade 1 worksheet for building and checking number bonds to 10.
A Grade 1 place-value follow-up using tens bundles and single ones.
A Grade 1 math worksheet for practising take-away using pictures and number lines.
These suggestions stay in the same stage first, then widen slightly within the same subject shelf.
Use picture groups to see what happens when we add one more or take one away.
See how numbers can be grouped into tens and ones using sticks, straws, or drawn bundles.
Compare objects by length using hand spans, blocks, or paper strips before formal rulers.