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Making ten

The most useful facts in Grade 1. Part of numbers and facts to 20.

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Making ten

The most useful facts in Grade 1 · Alberta Grade 1 · maddyhelps.com

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How many more counters would fill the frame? These ten pairs come up in almost every later calculation, so they are the ones worth knowing instantly.

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For the grown-up

Making ten

4, 2, 7, 3, 6, 1.

Once making ten is automatic, 8 + 5 becomes “8 and 2 is 10, and 3 more is 13”. That is the standard route to the facts past ten, and it is built here.

Why this matters is on the numbers and facts to 20 page. More sheets