Help your students build confidence and accuracy when adding to 100 with this clear, visual number line addition task. This resource supports students in using jumps of tens and ones to efficiently solve addition problems and explain their thinking.
Designed with explicit modelling, visual support, and independent practice, it’s perfect for whole‑class lessons, small groups, or intervention.

What’s Included

A print‑and‑go student sheet focused on adding within 100 using a number line.

Addition problems such as:

• • 35 + 2
  • 18 + 5

Number line equations (e.g. 10 + __ = 14, 49 + __ = 54) to encourage reasoning and checking
Full 0–100 number lines embedded on each page for student support
A detailed learning overview outlining learning intentions, teaching sequence, differentiation ideas, and assessment opportunities.

Learning Focus Students will:

• Use number lines to model addition within 100
• Apply jumps of tens and ones strategically
• Strengthen place value understanding
• Explain and justify their strategies
• Build fluency and accuracy with addition

Teaching Tips Included

• Whole‑class modelling suggestions
• Guided questioning prompts
• Differentiation ideas (including extension tasks where students create and swap problems)
• Formative and summative assessment guidance

Perfect For

• Year 1–2 classrooms
• Explicit maths instruction
• Small‑group intervention
• Maths rotations
• Assessment evidence
• Relief/sub plans