Lessons & Games

Combinations of ten can help students begin with simple addition and develop that skill into handling more complex math problems. If we restrict ourselves to working with certain rules, those rules can help us break down larger problems.
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The aim of this activity is to encourage students to break numbers into various parts to reinforce the concept that two smaller numbers can equal a larger number. This activity is also a great opportunity to learn that stacking larger numbers first, leads to a stronger structure.
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This activity provides students with practice ordering numbers 1 to 10. The activity also teaches students the importance of starting with the largest number on bottom, a concept which can later be applied to basic addition.
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