Printable Making the Next Ten Worksheets
Making the next ten worksheets guide students to bridge through friendly decade numbers during addition. These printable practice pages develop Singapore-style mental math strategies with answer keys.
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Structured, printable skill sheets with step-by-step guidance for Making the Next Ten.
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Complete the next ten
Making ten with ten-frames
Complete the next ten
Find the missing number
Complete 100
Find the missing number
Complete 100
Complete 100: word problems
Complete whole hundreds
Find the missing number
Complete whole hundreds
Make the next hundred: word problems
Complete whole thousands
Find the missing number
Complete whole thousands
Make the next thousand: word problems
About Making the Next Ten
What this skill is
Making the next ten decomposes the second addend to turn the first addend into a multiple of ten before adding the rest (such as solving 28 + 7 as 28 + 2 = 30, then 30 + 5 = 35).
When children learn it
Bridging ten for facts within 20 is taught in 1st grade. Applying make-a-ten to two-digit and three-digit mental addition is mastered in 2nd and 3rd grade.
Teaching Tips
- Draw number bonds under the second number: for 37 + 5, ask "How many does 37 need to reach 40? (3)". Break 5 into 3 and 2. Then add: 37 + 3 = 40, plus 2 = 42. Writing the split branches visually makes bridging easy.
Common Mistakes
- Decomposing the wrong amount and failing to reach the exact next ten.
- Adding the decomposed part to the total twice.
- Forgetting how much was left over from the second addend after filling the ten.