Making 10

Class 1 · Mathematics

4 ideas in Class 1 Mathematics, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.

Zero Counts Too

Part of: Zero, ten and teens

Gola loses all four buttons one by one till zero are left. No suns at night and no moons at noon both count zero. Zero is a real number.

Why it matters. Zero starts counting and ends take-aways.

Try it in two minutes

Take beads away to zero.
Name three zero things.
Count back 5 to 0.

Try at home. Find zero buses in class.

Nine and One Make Ten

Part of: Zero, ten and teens

Aastha is 9; one more year makes 10. Bead strings, ten frames and dice games all build ten; the child with more coloured boxes wins.

Why it matters. Ten is the base of all big numbers.

Try it in two minutes

String 10 beads.
Fill a ten frame.
Roll dice and colour.

Try at home. Find tens at home.

Pairs of Five and Ten

Part of: Zero, ten and teens

Fingers show pairs: 3 open plus 2 folded is 5. Ten splits as 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 4 and 6, 5 and 5. Card pairs that make 10 win the game.

Why it matters. Pairs make adding fast without counting.

Try it in two minutes

Show 3, add to 5.
Split 10 two ways.
Play the card pair game.

Try at home. Pair cards to 10.

Teens and Order

Part of: Zero, ten and teens

Ten plus extras make teens: 10 and 3 is 13, 10 and 7 is 17, 10 and 10 is 20. Missing teens hide between neighbours; ordering runs big to small too.

Why it matters. Tens plus ones unlock all big numbers.

Try it in two minutes

Pack 10 oranges, add extras.
Name three teens.
Order six numbers down.

Try at home. Group 14 seeds by tens.

What your child will practise

Nine and One Make Ten: Candy Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
Nine and One Make Ten: Space Quest (Flip and Match)
Pairs of Five and Ten: Jungle Quest (Match It Up)
Teens and Order: Space Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
Zero Counts Too: Ocean Quest (Collect the Answer)

Quiz: Nine and One Make Ten (8 questions)
Quiz: Pairs of Five and Ten (8 questions)
Quiz: Teens and Order (8 questions)
Quiz: Zero Counts Too (8 questions)

Making 10

Class 1 · Mathematics

4 ideas in Class 1 Mathematics, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.

Zero Counts Too

Part of: Zero, ten and teens

Gola loses all four buttons one by one till zero are left. No suns at night and no moons at noon both count zero. Zero is a real number.

Why it matters. Zero starts counting and ends take-aways.

Try it in two minutes

Take beads away to zero.
Name three zero things.
Count back 5 to 0.

Try at home. Find zero buses in class.

Nine and One Make Ten

Part of: Zero, ten and teens

Aastha is 9; one more year makes 10. Bead strings, ten frames and dice games all build ten; the child with more coloured boxes wins.

Why it matters. Ten is the base of all big numbers.

Try it in two minutes

String 10 beads.
Fill a ten frame.
Roll dice and colour.

Try at home. Find tens at home.

Pairs of Five and Ten

Part of: Zero, ten and teens

Fingers show pairs: 3 open plus 2 folded is 5. Ten splits as 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 4 and 6, 5 and 5. Card pairs that make 10 win the game.

Why it matters. Pairs make adding fast without counting.

Try it in two minutes

Show 3, add to 5.
Split 10 two ways.
Play the card pair game.

Try at home. Pair cards to 10.

Teens and Order

Part of: Zero, ten and teens

Ten plus extras make teens: 10 and 3 is 13, 10 and 7 is 17, 10 and 10 is 20. Missing teens hide between neighbours; ordering runs big to small too.

Why it matters. Tens plus ones unlock all big numbers.

Try it in two minutes

Pack 10 oranges, add extras.
Name three teens.
Order six numbers down.

Try at home. Group 14 seeds by tens.

What your child will practise

Nine and One Make Ten: Candy Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
Nine and One Make Ten: Space Quest (Flip and Match)
Pairs of Five and Ten: Jungle Quest (Match It Up)
Teens and Order: Space Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
Zero Counts Too: Ocean Quest (Collect the Answer)

Quiz: Nine and One Make Ten (8 questions)
Quiz: Pairs of Five and Ten (8 questions)
Quiz: Teens and Order (8 questions)
Quiz: Zero Counts Too (8 questions)