MyMathKidK-8 Curriculum

Kindergarten Number Bonds: Making 10

Learn all the ways to make 10 - a key skill in Singapore Math

What You'll Learn

Know all combinations that make 10 automatically
Quickly recall 10 = 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5
Use Making 10 strategy for mental math

📖The Power of 10

Making 10 is one of the most important math skills! When you know 1+9=10, 2+8=10, 3+7=10, 4+6=10, and 5+5=10 by heart, math becomes much easier.

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Practice with a friend! One person says a number 1-9, the other says what makes 10. Try to get faster and faster!

Worked examples

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

Example 1
8 + ? = 10
1. A number bond joins two parts to make a whole. The whole is 10 and one part is 8.
2. To find the missing part, take the known part away from the whole: 10 − 8.
3. So the missing part is 2.
Answer: 2
Example 2
? + 7 = 10
1. A number bond joins two parts to make a whole. The whole is 10 and one part is 7.
2. To find the missing part, take the known part away from the whole: 10 − 7.
3. So the missing part is 3.
Answer: 3
Example 3
5 + 5 = ?
1. A number bond joins two parts to make a whole. Here the two parts are 5 and 5.
2. To find the whole, put the parts together: 5 + 5.
3. So the whole is 10.
Answer: 10

Practice Worksheets

Making 10 (Set A)

Learn all the ways to make 10

Making 10 (Set B)

Practice making 10 with different combinations

Making 10 (Set C)

More making 10 practice

Making 10 (Set D)

Keep practicing making 10

Making 10 (Set E)

Master making 10

Number Bonds Within 10