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Making ten
Pairs of numbers that make ten. Little Roos has 1 free game that practise it, for ages 4-7.
Where it fits
In the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 (birth to five) and the Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 2), with the official wording:
- AC9MFN04 (Australian Curriculum v9: Mathematics, Foundation): partition and combine collections up to 10 using part-part-whole relationships and subitising to recognise and name the parts.
- AC9M1N04 (Australian Curriculum v9: Mathematics, Year 1): add and subtract numbers within 20, using physical and virtual materials, part-part-whole knowledge to 10 and a variety of calculation strategies.
Games that practise it
- Ten in the Den: Making ten, by finding the two numbers that fill the frame. Ages 4-7.
Away from the screen
About two minutes each, with things most homes have.
Egg-carton ten (from Ten in the Den)
- Cut two cups off a dozen egg carton so it has ten.
- Put some pegs or big pasta shells in it.
- How many more to fill it? Count the empty cups together.
Things to ask while they play
- How many dots are on this card?
- How many empty spaces are left in the frame?
More skills in Numbers, or every skill.
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