Strengthen addition skills and number sense with this set of Making 10 to Add Task Cards—a fun and effective way for students to practice using 10 as a benchmark to solve addition problems within 20. These number bond task cards are ideal for first-grade math centers, small group instruction, or whole-class activities like Scoot or Solve the Room.

Designed for students who already understand how to make 10 using manipulatives, this resource provides meaningful and structured practice with a key addition strategy that supports fluency and confidence.

What’s Included:

• 24 task cards focused on the Making 10 to Add strategy
• 4 blank task card templates for student-created problems
• 4 one-question exit slips for quick, informal assessment

Ideas for Use:

• Use in math centers as Solve the Room activities
• Play Scoot—place one card on each desk and rotate
• Glue into interactive math notebooks for independent work or review

These task cards are a hands-on, engaging way to deepen your students’ understanding of number bonds and addition within 20.

Want more engaging ways to practice number bonds?

This set is also part of a discounted Number Bonds Task Card Bundle—perfect for reinforcing multiple skills throughout the year!

✅ Download the preview to get a closer look at these templates and examples from my classroom!

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