Printable Making the Next Ten Worksheets

Printable making the next ten worksheets for 1st through 3rd grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 4 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills and word problems.

Targeted Practice by Skill

About Making the Next Ten

What this skill is

Making the next ten breaks apart the second addend to complete a full ten before adding the remainder (e.g., for 8 + 5, break 5 into 2 + 3, so 8 + 2 = 10, then 10 + 3 = 13).

When children learn it

Making the next ten is taught in 1st and 2nd grade, aligned to 1.OA.C.6.

Teaching Tips

  • Ask how many more the first number needs to reach 10.
  • Use ten frames to visualize filling the first frame before adding remaining counters.

Common Mistakes

  • Decomposing the second addend incorrectly so it does not complete ten.
  • Forgetting to add the leftover split part to ten.