Number bonds to 9
Find the number that makes 10 when added to a given number from 1 to 9 (number bonds to 10)
What a learner can do afterwards
- Given 7, respond '3' to make 10
- Use a ten-frame to find the complement to 10
- Record pairs that make 10 as equations (e.g. 6 + 4 = 10)
The lesson
You already split numbers into pairs. Now you will find pairs that make 10. This is called a number bond to 10.
Tap each star and count out loud.
Try it together
Ben has 6 apples. He needs 10 for a pie. He knows 6 and 4 make 10. He needs 4 more apples.
Tap each apple and count out loud.
Good to know
Try a ten-frame. Fill in what you have. Count the empty boxes. Empty boxes plus filled boxes always make 10.
Every number from 1 to 9 has a partner that makes 10.
Watch it
Where it sits
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.