1.3.C

Math1st GradeNumber and operations

The Standard

compose 10 with two or more addends with and without concrete objects

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do

Students join two or more parts to make a total of 10. They use counters or other objects, then represent the same thinking with numbers and addition equations.

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can make 10 with two, three, or more addends and write accurate equations, such as 4 + 3 + 3 = 10. They can do this with objects and with numerals alone.

Common Misconceptions

Students may stop after finding two addends and miss combinations with three or more parts. They may miscount objects, omit an addend, or think changing the addend order changes the total.

How to Assess It

Give students counters and ask, “Show 10 with three groups, then write a different three-addend equation for 10 without counters.”

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give students ten counters to split among three cups, then have them draw the groups and write the matching equation.

  2. Ask, “How are 2 + 5 + 3 and 5 + 3 + 2 alike and different?”

  3. Students draw number cards and keep any set of two or more cards that totals 10, then record the equation.

  4. Have students plan a fruit cup with 10 pieces using two or more fruits, then write an equation for their choices.

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