Ways to Make 10

This week, my second grader is learning different ways to make 10 (math facts whose sum is 10). In her math book (which I've since decided to ditch and go bookless, at least for now) we came to the section on adding three numbers and one of the strategies was to find numbers of the addends whose sum was 10 and then it would be easy to add the third addend to 10.

Well, they only spend one lesson or so on this and then it's on to the next topic, so I decided to slow down and have her actually memorize the facts (or at least spend a week doing so) so that she could actually benefit from using this strategy (it's really no good if you don't know what makes 10).

As I said, I'm ditching her math book (still using it as a guide to some extent) so I needed to come up with activities for her to get enough practice with making 10.  I wanted to find a wide range of activities (not just worksheets). So, below are some of the resources I've either made or come across on the 'net.  Below are just a few and under them, you can visit my Pinterest board for "Addition - Ways to Make 10 where you will see some of these activities/resources and more).

Learning/Reference Charts

These are helpful for students to refer to them. One cute chart to represent ways to make 10 that seems to be very popular over the internet is the rainbow chart.  On our first day of learning about ways to make 10 we made one:
 Ways to Make 10 Rainbow Chart

Normally I would try to do this on the computer, but I needed something quick so I hand wrote this one and had her complete it. You can check out my Pinterest board link below for links to premade ones or other examples of handmade charts.

This chart was cute, but my daughter didn't really "get it" so I decided to try again with this one:

Ways to Make 10 Chart

It was based upon a chart I came across in a Pinterest pin.  She seemed to understand this chart better.  

Flashcards

Since I love flashcards and didn't come across a set that just had the facts that make 10, I created a quick set.  These are missing addend flashcards because, well, all the sums are 10.  There are 11 cards in this set.

Ways to Make 10 Missing Addend Flashcards


Games & Hands On Activities

Number Bonds - Make 10 - This is a cute, simple online game where your child is given a number and must find a ball that can be combined to make a sum of 10.



Ten in the Bag
Place different numbers of items, such as counters, beads, dried beans, or crayons, in clear bags. Then challenge pairs or small groups to figure out how many more items are needed in order to have a total of ten in the bag. Students can write number sentences, or create missing addend sentences to solve. They can find the other students in the room who have their missing amount to complete a perfect 10! (Source: Educators.Brainpop.com


We've been working on making 10 this week and my daughter seems to have memorized the facts. She's having a little trouble with using the concept to add three addends but as one of our goals is to master the math facts, well, then we've been successful in that goal, alhamdulillah.

If you need "ways to make 10" activities, be sure to stop by by Pinterest board below as there are over 35 pins with neat ideas to help kids learn/practice making 10!

Check out my Addition Pinterest board for other "Ways to Make 10" resources:
Follow TJ HOMESCHOOLING's board Math-Addition board


Arabic Alphabet Handwriting Tracing Sheets

These are some fun sheets I made up back in 2009. This set contains the whole Arabic alphabet.
Arabic Alphabet Handwriting Sheets

Arabic Alphabet Handwriting Sheets

Arabic Alphabet Handwriting Sheets

Arabic Alphabet Handwriting Sheets




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Arabic Alphabet Connected Forms Reference Chart

Arabic Alphabet Flashcards with Initital/Medial/Final Forms

Use these to practice recognizing the initial, medial, and final forms of the letters of the Arabic alphabet.

Arabic Alphabet Flashcards with Initital/Medial/Final Forms



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Arabic Alphabet Chart from THMSadaqaGroup

THM Sadaqa Group has a nice, simple Arabic alphabet chart that shows the different positions of each letter. (It's a two page chart, this graphic only shows the first page)
Arabic Alphabet Chart



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Arabic Alphabet Progress/Reference Chart

This chart can be used as a reference chart or as a progress chart where your child colors in a letter as it is learned.
Arabic Alphabet Progress/Reference Chart




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Arabic Alphabet Chart

Please excuse the graphics, lol, this was one of my earlier Arabic alphabet charts that I made back in 2009. But it's still a good, simple chart, in shaa Allah that you may find helpful.



Arabic Alphabet Chart



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ABC Order Practice w/Letters

I wanted my daughter to practice ABC order today with letters, so I made up a little worksheet as it was hard to find ones with just letters that I liked.
ABC Sequencing with Letters Worksheet

Now, some years back I made up some ABC sequence activity strips/cards for my kids to practice alphabet sequencing with letters (before starting with words).


ABC Sequencing Practice Cards

When I made these, it was intended that they be cut out (there are 43 strips) and laminated and then kids can write in the letter that is missing. Or, using letter tiles, a letter tile can be placed in the blank space. These used to be on TJ eons ago, but with my moves, they didn't make it back. So, I thought I would offer them again. I hope to get some contact paper (my cheapy alternative for laminating) to laminate and then maybe I'll use them again because it's a great activity to help keep the kids' busy and learning pretty much on their own. 




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