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Composing 10

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The student must be able to add two or more numbers together to make 10 with or without using concrete objects. Students must be able to use drawings and number sentences to represent these sums of 10.

Example

The teacher told Mark to get 10 linking cubes. Mark took 4 blue cubes and 5 red cubes. Does Mark have the correct amount of linking cubes? Use pictures, words, and number sentences to explain your thinking. 

Hint 

Possible Solutions 

Digital Tools

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Number Bond Machine 

Save the Whale 

Arrow Cards 

Space Jumps 

Resources

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TEKS

1.3 Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to develop and use strategies for whole number addition and subtraction computations in order to solve problems. The student is expected to:

(C) compose 10 with two or more addends with and without concrete objects

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