Any Strategy
Make a 10
Doubles
100

7+8=

Use Any Strategy

15

Explain strategy used

100

8+3=

Use Make a Ten strategy

11

Explain your answer

100

Kansas has 10 pennies. He gets 10 more pennies. How many pennies does Kansas have in all? 

Show your work.

20

200

8+9= 

A) 16

B) 17

C) 18

D) 19

B) 17

Explain your strategy

200

There are 9 children on the playground. Then 

2 more children join them. How many children in all are on the playground?

11

Show how you made a 10

200

Neva buys 5 red apples and 6 yellow apples. How many apples does she buy in all?
Show your work.

5+6=

5+5=10

10+1=11

300

Find 5 + 6. Tell if you can use each equation

to find the sum.          

1 + 6 + 6 = ?

5 + 5 + 1 = ?

6 + 4 + 1 = ?

6 + 6 + 1 = ?

No

Yes

Yes

No

300

Mei finds 9 + 8.
What does Mei do wrong? What is the correct answer?

  9 + 1 = 10

10 + 8 = 18

  9 + 8 = 18

She didn't subtract 1 from 8 when she borrowed it to Make a Ten with 9.

300

Mabel rides her bike 8 blocks to her mom’s apartment. Then she rides her bike 7 more blocks to the park. How many blocks in all does Mabel ride her bike? 

Show your work.

8+7=                             8+7=

7+7= 14                        8+8=16

14+1=15                       16-1=15

8+7=15                         8+7=15

400

What are two ways you can find 8 + 9? Explain.

Show two strategies

17

400

Anwar plays hockey for 8 hours in one week. The next
week, he plays hockey for 6 hours. How many hours
does he play hockey in both weeks?

14

Show Make a 10 Strategy

400

Mateo is decorating a frame for a family picture. He uses 9 blue buttons and
8 green buttons. How many buttons
does Mateo use in all?

Which equations can you use to solve
the problem? Choose all that apply.

A) 1 + 9 + 9 = ?

B) 8 + 8 + 1 = ?

C) 9 + 9 + 1 = ?

D) 9 + 1 + 7 = ?

E) 1 + 8 + 8 = ?

B and E

Explain your answer

500

Lina is playing a game with seeds called Uffangali. She collects 7 seeds on her first turn. On her next turn, Lina collects 5 seeds. How many seeds does she collect in all?
Show your work.

12

Explain your answer

500

Keisha and Clay each find 5 + 7 by making
a ten.

Keisha:                              Clay:

Break Apart 5.                     Break Apart 7. 

                      

Make a ten.  7+3=10            Make a ten.  5+5=10

Add 2 more. 10+2=12          Add 2 more. 10+2=10

                   7+5=12                               7+5=12


Do they both make a ten correctly? Explain.

Yes


Why?

500

Find 6 + 7. Tell if you can use each of the following to find the sum.          

6 + 6 + 1

7 + 7 + 1

7 + 3 + 3

10 + 4

Yes

No

Yes

No

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