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Making Ten to Add & Subtract: A Live Workshop for K–2 Teachers
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Strengthen your students’ understanding of addition and subtraction with this set of Missing Addend Word Problems—ideal for math centers, small groups, or independent practice. These task cards and math journal prompts focus on building logical reasoning and helping students analyze part-part-whole relationships, a key concept in early math instruction.
Strengthen your students’ understanding of addition and subtraction with this set of Missing Addend Word Problems—ideal for math centers, small groups, or independent practice. These task cards and math journal prompts focus on building logical reasoning and helping students analyze part-part-whole relationships, a key concept in early math instruction.
Unlike traditional word problems that ask for a total, missing addend problems require students to identify the unknown part. This format challenges them to think critically and prepares them for more complex, two-step problems they’ll encounter in later grades.
What’s Included:
Use this versatile resource to support whole-group instruction, small-group work, math centers, or as independent math journal prompts. It’s a meaningful way to deepen student understanding of add and subtract concepts while encouraging real-world problem-solving.
Looking for even more word problem practice?
Check out the 1st Grade Word Problems within 20 Bundle—featuring addition, subtraction, comparison, and missing addend problems in one easy-to-use pack. It’s a perfect next step to keep students engaged and growing in their problem-solving skills.
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Join me for a hands-on workshop exploring what to model, which questions to ask, and how to respond when students get stuck using ten to add and subtract.
Includes a printable Teacher Toolkit, ready-to-use Number Talks, and the workshop recording.
sandra welte –
Great Resource!! My class enjoyed it a lot…….
TeachinwithGlitter –
Great follow up activity. Students really enjoyed it.
Jennifer P. –
Great Resource! I found it very helpful. Thank You!
wendy peoples –
What a great and easy to follow resource. It works wonders in my small flexible groups.
The Teacher Toolbox – Mary Beth Fitts –
Great resource and helpful for my struggling students.
joanna P. –
A+ resource. My kids love to use this in group. Thank you
Liz – Fun With The Firsties –
Word problems are a hard concept to teach. Getting students out of the habit of just adding together whatever numbers they see can be difficult, but these task cards were such a great activity to help break that habit! These really got my students reading the question!
Brittany B. –
This was a great resource to use during our flex math grouping times.
Stephanie D. –
Great math resource for EIP 1st and 2nd graders. Students enjoyed it.
Kelley H. –
Great resource for missing addends. This is a difficult concept for 1st graders so I used this as a supplement for our Math curriculum.
Maura P. –
My students absolutely love this resource, it is so important to get word problems down before end of year testing
Nicollette Sharp –
Great for independent journals or discussion points as students meet with the teacher!
A Primary World –
Great resource to practice math word problems and missing addends. Thank you!
Michelle G. –
This resource was easy to duplicate and easy for my students to follow:)
Marcelle L. –
Wonderful resource that was engaging to look at and exposed students to a variety of worded problem solving
Audrey D. –
Great resource for word problems. Easy to use and low prep.