Friends of Ten

I helped a friend yesterday with some ideas for teaching her son the combinations that make ten. Use connecting cubes to first introduce this concept, as you can 'build' the combination. Make different combinations and line them up to compare. 

Make 10 Snail

After plenty of experience building sets of ten with equipment, help students recall the Friends of 10 quickly, by playing games where students can practice fast recall of the facts - 6 and 4, 7 and 3, 8 and 2 etc

Our Make Ten Snail game is one that learners always love!

Make 10 snail
Students will spin and identify the number that combines to make 10. They will then cover this number on their snail game mat.

Adding to 10
If you have access to 10 sided dice they may also be used instead of spinning. 
Addition to ten
A recording worksheet is also provided - it is great for a follow up activity after you play. 
Making ten in addition


Making Ten Games