Jodi Scott

This resource presents students with story problem scenarios allowing them to become familiar with deciding if they need to add or subtract. The problems are not meant to be solved for numerical answers.

Students need to know their addition combinations to ten, period! Here is a useful tool for coloring with two colors to show ways to make ten. Kids then add the equations (written both ways, such as 4+6 and 6+4), then fill out a number bond (10 in the big box, 4 and 6 in the small boxes). I hope you'll find it as useful as I do! As requested, the file now includes adding to 2 thru 10!

Roll two dice, then two more (or the second player can roll). Record, add, and compare which total is higher! A fun way for kids to get addition practice as well as comparing numbers!