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Adding and taking away within 10

Put apples together, take some away and compare. Then make 10 from two numbers.

📖 Start here: read the steps of the “Lesson” in order (1, 2, 3 …) and answer each question. Then continue with “Practice”.

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Guide

This studio is for Year 1. Your child works with counters and answers by tapping a number, so no writing is needed. If they can't read yet, read the sentences to them.

A ten-frame has two rows of 5. When counters sit in it, a child can see that 7 is "5 and 2 more" without counting every one.

addition means putting two groups together. subtraction means taking away, or comparing two groups (how many more?). The last mission splits 10 into two parts: these are the number bonds of 10.