Kindergarten Addition: Sums to 10

Add numbers with sums up to 10

What You'll Learn

  • Add numbers with sums up to 10
  • Learn ways to make 10
  • Use all 10 fingers for counting

📖Making 10

Now we can add to make 10! 5+5=10, 6+4=10, 7+3=10, 8+2=10, 9+1=10. Ten is a special number!

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Use all your fingers! Both hands together have 10 fingers.

Worked examples

Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.

  1. Example 1

    4 + 4 = ?

    1. Start at 4 on the number line.
    2. Count forward 4 steps.
    3. You land on 8.

    Answer: 8

  2. Example 2

    3 + 4 = ?

    1. Start at 3 on the number line.
    2. Count forward 4 steps.
    3. You land on 7.

    Answer: 7

  3. Example 3

    2 + 6 = ?

    1. Start at 2 on the number line.
    2. Count forward 6 steps.
    3. You land on 8.

    Answer: 8