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      Add two numbers that bridge through 10

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can add two numbers that bridge through 10

      Key learning points

      1. Partition one of the addends to make a pair that total 10 with the other addend.
      2. Use known facts to partition an addend.

      Keywords

      • Partition - The act of splitting an object or value down into smaller parts.

      • Number pair - In this instance, two numbers that sum to make 10

      Common misconception

      Children use ten frames but use them to ‘count all’ or ‘count on’ without making 10

      Ten frames can provide a great scaffold for all in this lesson when used to 'make 10'. Stress that we partition an addend to make 10 and that once the ten frame is full, it shows one ten so we do not need to count them all.

      Teacher tip

      Provide children with lots of opportunities to explore this idea using ten frames, repeating the key stem sentence as they move the counters around. Children will need regular practise using this strategy to develop fluency in bridging 10

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      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Complete the sentences.

      Correct Answer:7 and ___ more is equal to 10,3

      3

      Correct Answer:4 and ___ more is equal to 10,6

      6

      Correct Answer:2 and ___ more is equal to 10,8

      8

      Correct Answer:5 and ___ more is equal to 10,5

      5

      Correct Answer:9 and ___ more is equal to 10,1

      1

      Q2.
      Which expressions include two addends that are a number pair to 10?

      6 + 5 + 2
      Correct answer: 4 + 8 + 2
      Correct answer: 2 + 9 + 1
      Correct answer: 3 + 4 + 6

      Q3.
      Which are correct?

      Correct answer: 4 + 4 + 3 > 10
      5 + 4 + 2 < 10
      Correct answer: 3 + 5 + 5 > 10
      1 + 8 + 2 = 10
      Correct answer: 3 + 4 + 2 < 10

      Q4.
      Which two addends would you add first to make a number pair to 10?

      An image in a quiz
      Correct answer: 6
      8
      Correct answer: 4

      Q5.
      Look at this equation and complete the stem sentence. 3 + 7 is equal to ___, then ___ + ___ is equal to

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer: 18

      Q6.
      Complete the equation using an efficient strategy. 3 + 7 + 3 =

      Correct Answer: 13

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Look at the image. What does it show? 8 + = 13

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer: 5

      Q2.
      This image shows 8 + 5 = 13 How have the red counters been partitioned?

      An image in a quiz
      1 and 4
      Correct answer: 2 and 3
      4 and 1

      Q3.
      This image shows 9 + 4 How should the 4 be partitioned?

      An image in a quiz
      Correct answer: Partition 4 into 1 and 3
      Partition 4 into 2 and 2
      Partition 4 into 4 and 0

      Q4.
      Look at the image. Order the story that it shows.

      An image in a quiz
      1 - I partitioned the 5
      2 - 5 can be partitioned into 2 and 3
      3 - 8 add 2 is equal to 10
      4 - 10 add 3 is equal to 13

      Q5.
      Look at the image. How would 8 in this equation be partitioned to help to make 10?

      An image in a quiz
      Partition into 2 and 6
      Correct answer: Partition into 4 and 4
      Partition into 5 and 3

      Q6.
      Partition 8 in this equation and complete. 6 + 8 =

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer: 14

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