Making 10: Part 1
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Author:
Megan Pace
System: Baldwin County School: Baldwin County Board Of Education
General Activity Information
Activity ID:
2675
Title: Making 10: Part 1
Digital Tool/Resource: I Can Say My Number Pairs 10/Math Songs for Kids/Number Bonds/Jack Hartmann
Web Address – URL:
Overview: In this activity, students will practice decomposing a set of 10 objects in multiple ways to gain an understanding of the various ways 10 can be composed.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Associated Standards and Objectives
Content Standard(s):
Mathematics 11. For any number from 0 to 10, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, by using concrete objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.
Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
Given any number from 0 to 10 use a variety of representations and problem solving strategies to determine the number that when added to the given number equals 10. Teacher Vocabulary:
Knowledge:
Students know:
Characteristics of addition and subtraction contexts such as putting together, adding to, taking apart, and taking from. Skills:
Students are able to:
Represent quantities and operations physically, pictorially, or symbolically. Understanding:
Students understand that:
two smaller quantities join to create a larger target quantity.
A quantity may be broken into smaller quantities.
Mathematical tools and representations (ten frames and ten fingers) can be used to solve problems efficiently. Diverse Learning Needs:
Essential Skills:
Learning Objectives: M.K.11.1: Write numerals from 0 to 10.
M.K.11.2: Represent a given numeral 1 to 10 with objects or drawings.
M.K.11.3: Count forward from a given number 1 to 10.
M.K.11.4: Model joining sets of objects to total 10.
Prior Knowledge Skills:
Notice same/different and some/all.
Recognize numbers from one to ten.
Add one to a set of objects (up to five objects).
Given small groups of objects, create larger groups by combining the small groups.
Put together two small groups of objects to create a larger group.
Establish one-to-one correspondence between numbers and objects when given a picture a drawing or objects.
Rote count to ten.
Understand number words.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
Learning Objectives: Students will gain an understanding of various ways to compose 10 by decomposing a set of 10 objects in multiple ways.
Strategies, Preparations and Variations
Phase: Before/Engage
Activity: 1. The teacher will show students a tower of 10 cubes. Count the cubes with students.
2. Put cube tower behind your back and chant "I have 10, I have 10, break it apart" (break cube tower into two pieces). Show students the two pieces. Continue the chant, "Now I have ___ (insert number of the first set) and ___ (insert the number of the second set)." Repeat a few times, breaking in different places.
3. Pair students.
4. Give each pair of students a tower of 10 cubes. Have students play the game following the above steps. Repeat several times.
5. The teacher will ask students to tell different ways they found to make 10. The teacher will transcribe on chart paper using pictures and numbers.
6. The teacher will end the lesson with the Number Pairs of Ten song, stopping at each pair to allow students to form the number pair with their cubes. If the number pair is not already on the chart, it can also be added to the chart.
Assessment Strategies: Informal Observation/Assessment: As students play the game with a partner, the teacher will ask students to describe the different ways they decomposed 10. The teacher will look for the students' ability to explain more than one way that they decomposed 10 using language similar to 9 and 1 make 10, 8 and 2 make 10, etc.
Advanced Preparation: Prior to teaching the activity, the teacher will need to:
create student pairings/partners.
gather 10 cubes per pair of students.
prepare the video on a technology device.
prepare chart paper and supplies.
Variation Tips (optional): After students have had multiple opportunities to play the game or need an additional challenge, they can write equations to show their pairings.
Notes or Recommendations (optional): ALCOS 2019
Kindergarten 11). For any number 0 to 10, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, by using concrete objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.
Keywords and Search Tags
Keywords and Search Tags:
compose, decompose, making 10
