Making Ten for Simple Addition

Domingo·

Addition

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Grade Level1st Grade

SubjectAddition

Original Prompt

Make a ten to add

In this lesson, students learn a method called 'making a ten' to simplify addition problems. By breaking apart numbers, they can easily turn challenging problems into simpler ones. For example, when faced with '8 + 6', students are encouraged to split the 6 into 2 and 4 to help the 8 reach 10, resulting in '10 + 4 = 14'. The lesson includes guided practice with specific problems, where students identify the larger number and determine how much more they need to make ten. Additionally, the use of a number line illustrates this concept further, showing how two smaller jumps can replace one large jump. The independent practice segment reinforces this strategy with various problems and a word problem to apply the concept in a real-world context. Students are prompted to check their work by confirming they made a ten first.