Parent guide · Kindergarten Math · Unit 4

Lesson 4.4 Ways to Make 10

Written for the parent. Read the Say this lines aloud as they are, or in your own words. Answers for you are marked Listen for.

At a glance

Time: 5 sessions of 15–20 minutes
Goal: Find all the pairs that make 10. Use the ten-frame to make 10.
You need: A ten-frame (printables pack)
Pencil and crayons
Print: Worksheet A · Worksheet B · the lesson page (it also has a short video (3:13))

Steps

Warm-up
Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.
- Ask: “3 + 2” Listen for: 5
- Ask: “4 + 0” Listen for: 4
- Ask: “3 + 5” Listen for: 8
- Ask: “2 + 3” Listen for: 5
- Ask: “0 + 5” Listen for: 5
Teach the new idea
Say this: “On a ten-frame, the filled squares and the empty squares always make 10.”
Say this: “The pairs are 0 and 10, 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, 4 and 6, 5 and 5.”
Say this: “Make ten: find two numbers that add to 10.”
Show how
Show: Number bond: 10 is 0 and ___.
$bar model$
Say this: “0 + ___ = 10”
Say this: “0 + 10 = 10”
Answer: 10
Show: Find the missing number: 4 + ___ = 8
Say this: “Think: what goes with 4 to make 8?”
Say this: “8 − 4 = 4”
Say this: “Check: 4 + 4 = 8”
Answer: 4
Practice together
Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.
Ask: Number bond: 10 is 10 and ___.
$bar model$
Listen for: 0
If stuck: 10 + ___ = 10
Ask: Number bond: 10 is 8 and ___.
$bar model$
Listen for: 2
If stuck: 8 + ___ = 10
Ask: Number bond: 10 is 6 and ___.
$bar model$
Listen for: 4
If stuck: 6 + ___ = 10
7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.
Watch for
- Missing a pair. Go in order from 0 to 10.
Game: Ten Pairs
Use cards 0–10. Lay four face up. Your child finds two that make 10 and keeps them. Refill and continue.
Narration
Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”
Listen for: Find all the pairs that make 10.; Use the ten-frame to make 10.
Daily habit
Practice the “make ten” pairs every day: 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, 4 and 6, 5 and 5.

Spread over the week

5 sessions of 15–20 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.