Reception Maths textbook

Chapter 5: Adding within 10

  • Strand Addition and subtraction
  • Level Chapter
  • Practice 85 questions with step-by-step solutions

Early Years Foundation Stage for England, maths. Content: Combine two groups and count all the things, Count on from the larger number, Use the signs + and = in simple number sentences, Add within 10 with pictures, ten frames and cubes, Use doubles and near doubles to add.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • I can put two groups together and count all of them
  • I can count on from the bigger number to add
  • I can read and write a number sentence with + and =
  • I can use a double or a near double to add
  • I can use a ten frame to add up to 10

You should already know

  • Counting to 10 (Chapter 1)
  • Making and splitting numbers (Chapter 4)

Where this leads

  • Taking away within 10 (Chapter 6)
  • Numbers to 20 (Chapter 2)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 5.1 Putting two groups together
  2. 5.2 Number sentences with + and =
  3. 5.3 Counting on from the bigger number
  4. 5.4 Doubles and near doubles
  5. 5.5 Adding with a ten frame
  6. Summary and key words
  7. Check-up and practice test questions

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