Find 10 more or less than a 2-digit number.
I can find 10 more or 10 less than a two-digit number.
Find 10 more or less than a 2-digit number.
I can find 10 more or 10 less than a two-digit number.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- When finding 10 more or 10 less than any two-digit number, the ones digits does not change.
- When finding 10 more than a number below 100, the tens digit increases by one.
- When finding 10 less than a number below 100, the tens digit decreases by one.
Keywords
10 more - 10 more than is when there is a greater amount by 10 than another item in the set.
10 less - 10 less than is when there is a smaller value by 10
Increase - Make something bigger (in size or quantity).
Decrease - Make something smaller (in size or quantity).
Common misconception
Children may default to counting in ones to find ten more or ten less.
Use representations that highlight the structure of the base 10 system, e.g. Base 10 blocks/one hundred squares, and also 'dual counting' to support understanding of 'unitising', i.e. that using 'ten' as a unit can help to calculate more efficiently.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which equation would be used to solve this problem? Sam collected 56 pebbles and Alex collected 8
How many pebbles did they collect altogether?
Q2.Sam and Alex collected 45 shells but Alex dropped some. Now, they have 37 shells. How many did Alex drop? shells.
Q3.Alex and Sam collected 34 pencils in class. Sam collected 7 pencils. How many did Alex collect? pencils.
Q4.Which of these equations can be solved by bridging a multiple of 10?
Q5.Which of these equations can be solved by bridging a multiple of 10?
Q6.Which of these known facts could help you to solve this equation? 66 + 7 = ___
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the number of tens to the correct multiple of 10
40
20
90
50
100
Q2.Match to complete the sentence.
40
50
100
60
Q3.Match to complete the sentence.
the tens digit increases by one, but the ones digit remains the same.
the tens digit decreases by one, but the ones digit remains the same.
Q4.Match so that the second number is 10 more than the first.
27
33
56
75
Q5.What is the missing number below?
Q6.Look at the number in the place value chart. 10 less than this number is
