Grade 1, Operations

Add within 10

Addition facts with sums up to 10, then missing addends.

Three levels

One skill, rising difficulty

Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.

Level 1: Sums to 5
Add.
Level 2: Sums to 10
Add.
Level 3: Missing number
Write the missing number.

Worked example

How the sheet explains it

The helper printed at the top of each sheet: one solved example and the steps a student follows, before the first question. Every number sentence in it is proven by the same checker as the answer key.

Level 1: Sums to 5

3 + 2 = 5

  1. Start at the bigger number, 3.
  2. Count on 2 more: 4, 5.
  3. So 3 + 2 = 5.

Level 2: Sums to 10

2 + 6 = 8

  1. Start at the bigger number, 6.
  2. Count on 2: 7, 8.
  3. So 2 + 6 = 8.

Level 3: Missing number

6 + 3 = 9

  1. Start at 6 and count up to 9: 7, 8, 9.
  2. You counted 3 numbers, so 6 + 3 = 9.
  3. Check: 9 − 3 = 6.

Goes with

Reference sheets

One-page helpers a student keeps beside this sheet:

  • Addition and subtraction strategies

Every reference, facts and support sheet is listed in the worksheet catalogue.

In the BC curriculum

Content standards

The British Columbia content standard this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:

  • bc.math.1.c.3

The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.

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