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1 Let's look together
Ten can be made from two parts. The pairs are number bonds.
A ten-frame helps us see the missing part. Count the full spaces, then the empty spaces. Together they always make ten.
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2 Watch how I do it
Seven spaces are full. Three are empty. Seven and three make ten: 7 + 3 = 10. Also, 10 − 7 = 3.
3 Your turn
Six spaces are full. How many more counters fill ten spaces?
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Let's check together
Four. 6 + 4 = 10.
4 Try it away from the page
Find all pairs making ten. Swap the two parts. Tell someone a matching take-away fact.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Prerequisite: addition and subtraction within ten. Include 0+10 and revisit facts through objects and talk, not timed pressure.
Use large counters, blocks and paper before symbols. Revisit a lesson until the child can show and explain the idea. Numbers grow from 0–10 to 20, then 100; these pages are not a one-sitting course.
Build number bonds and related subtraction facts within twenty.