Make 10 to Add
A clever adding trick
Here’s a Year 1 super-trick: to add, first make 10, then add the rest!
9 + 5
Take 1 from the 5 to make 9 into 10:
10 + 4 = 14
To add 9 + 5: move 1 across to make 10, leaving 4. Now 10 + 4 = 14 — easy! Making 10 first turns a tricky sum into a simple one. This uses your number bonds!