Adding to Ten Quizzes

Use ten-frames, counters, or fingers to show that 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, 4 and 6, and 5 and 5 fill a complete set of 10. Move from concrete models to missing-addend questions so students learn each pair in both orders and develop automatic recall.

Use matching tasks, ten-frame completions, fact families, and missing-addend problems built around pairs that total 10. Short mixed reviews help students retrieve the combinations automatically and apply them later to subtraction and two-digit addition.

Students may reverse a pair incorrectly, count the starting number twice, or confuse making 10 with adding 10. Ask them to verify each equation on a ten-frame and connect addition facts such as 3 + 7 = 10 to related subtraction facts such as 10 − 3 = 7.

Wayground quizzes are available as printable PDFs and digital formats, accommodating varied teaching environments and student preferences. Teachers can host an adding-to-ten quiz as a digital quiz on Wayground or print and assign it on paper, and every quiz includes a complete answer key. Teachers can grade physical submissions by scanning or capturing the student work with the Wayground for Teachers app.

Making 10 reflects Common Core's emphasis on decomposing numbers and using relationships among addition and subtraction facts. Automatic recall of combinations that total 10 prepares students to make a ten when adding larger numbers and supports later place-value reasoning.

Students needing support can use ten-frames or visual number pairs, while students ready for a challenge can solve missing-addend problems or explain related subtraction facts. Wayground quiz versions can use larger text, wider spacing, a dyslexia-friendly font, or translation, and digital sessions can provide individual accommodations such as extended time, Read Aloud, reduced answer choices, and reading mode.