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the 10's family

0,10  

0+10=10     10-0=10
10+0=10     10-10=0

1,9,10 

1+9=10      10-1=9
9+1=10      10-9=1

2,8,10

2+8=10      10-2=8
8+2=10      10-8=2

3,7,10 

3+7=10      10-3=7
7+3=10      10-7=3

4,6,10 

4+6=10      10-4=6
6+4=10      10-6=4

5,10 

5+5=10      10-5=5

Partners for 10 Family
 10   0 
  9   1
  8  2
  7  3
  6  4
  5  5

Activity

Color all the squares below.  How many squares did you color?

0 + 10 = 10
10 + 0 = 10
                   

Experiment

Go get your math/grammar basket or sack.   It should be empty.

Go to your bedroom, the front room, and outside to pick up 10 nouns.  

Show your parents what you have picked up in each place.  

Count and name the items from each place for your parents.  

How many items do you have altogether?

Think of other places you can go to pick up 10 nouns.  Show your daddy and mama what you found.  Count and name your items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Do not put your nouns away.  You will need them shortly !

You now know nouns can frequently be picked up.  Nouns are persons, places, things or ideas.  

Did you know that numbers are adjectives?  
Adjectives describe nouns!

Make your own list !

 Adjectives

 Nouns

 six

 balls

 one

 shell

 four

 books

 eight

 stars
   
   
   

Special Note

Put 10 pence in a pile.  How many pennies do you have altogether?  

Did you know 1 dime is worth 10 pennies?

Did you know 2 nickels = 10 pennies?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
0 + 10 = 10
10 + 0 = 10
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

The family had no donuts until daddy when to the bakery.  He came home with 10 glazed donuts. How many donuts does the family have?

0 + 10 = _______________ donuts

There were no ballerinas on the stage until the dance class came out with 10 dancers.  How many ballerinas are on the stage?

 

0 + 10 = _______________ ballerinas

Casey had 10 more golf balls than Emily who had no golf balls.  How many golf balls does Casey have?

 

10 + 0 = _______________ golf balls

There were 10 widgets in a box.  No one added any more widgets.  How many widgets were there in all?

 

10 + 0 = _______________ widget

Activity

Color one square below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color altogether?

1 + 9 = 10
                   

Color nine squares one color and the remaining square a different color.  How many squares did you color in all?

9 + 1 = 10
                   

Well done !

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and sort them in two different piles.  One pile should have 9 nouns and the other pile should have one item.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Make a pile of 9 pennies and a 1 penny pile.  How many pennies do you have altogether?  

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
1 + 9 = 10
9 + 1 = 10
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Sally May had one pet frog, and nine frogs joined him.  How many frogs does she have now?

1 + 9 = _______________ frogs

Edmond Dantes had one spare sail until Fernand Mondego gave him nine more spare sails.  How many spare sails does Edmond Dantes have now?

1 + 9 = _______________ spare sails

Anna had nine gold stars and her mother gave her one more.  How many stars does Anna have now?

9 + 1 = _______________ gold stars

Nine activities were completed.  One more activity needed to be done.  How many activities were there in all?

 

9 + 1 = _______________ activities

Activity

Color one square below one color &
put a big red
X in the square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
10 - 1 = __________
                   

Color nine squares below the same color
& put big red
Xs in these squares.
Now color the remaining square a different color.
How many square(s) do not have the big red
X?
10 - 9 = ___________
                   


Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and put them in piles of ten.

1)  Remove nine nouns from this pile, how many items are left?

2)  Take away one noun from this pile, how many items are left?

Special Note

Make a pile of 10 pennies.  Take away 9 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile? Remake your 10 penny pile.  Remove 1 penny.  How many pence remain?  

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
10 - 1 = 9
10 - 9 = 1
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Captain James captured 10 bad pirates.  One of the pirates escaped.  How many are left?

10 - 1 = _______________ pirates

There were 10 ships in the harbor.  Blackbeard stole one of the ships.  How many ships are left?

 

10 - 1 = _______________ ships

A little boy went into the corral with 10 sugar cubes for Trigger, Roy Rogers horse.  When he came back, nine were gone.  How many sugar cubes did Trigger eat?

 

10 - 9 = _______________ sugar cubes

There were 10 boxes available in the shop.  At the end of the day, nine were sold.  How many are left?

10 - 9 = _______________ boxes

Activity

Color two squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color altogether?

2 + 8 = ___________
                   

Color eight squares one color and the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color in all?

8 + 2 = ___________
                   

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and sort them in two different piles.  One pile should have 8 nouns and the other pile should have two items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Put 8 pence in one pile and 2 pennies in another.  How many pennies do you have in all?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
2 + 8 = 10
8 + 2 = 10
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Myra had 8 green peppers and Cecil gave her 2 more green peppers.  How many green peppers does Myra have in all?

8 + 2 = _______________ green peppers

Nick had 8 candy bars and Lucas gave him 2 more.  How many candy bars does Nick have now?

 

8 + 2 = _______________ candy bars

When Geoffrey went to camp there were only 2 tents.  By nightfall there were 8 more tents.  How many tents were there in all?

 

2 + 8 = _______________ tents

There were 2 red pennants and 8 green pennants.  How many pennants were there in all?

 

2 + 8 = _______________ pennants

Activity

Color two squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
10 - 2 = __________
                   

Color eight squares below the same color
& put big red
Xs in these squares.
Now color the remaining squares a different color.
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
10 - 8 = ___________
                   

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and put them in piles of ten.

1)  Remove two nouns from this pile.  How many items are left?

2)  Take away eight items from this pile.  How many nouns are left?

Special Note

Put 10 pennies in a pile.  Take away 8 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile?  Return the 8 pennies.  Remove 2 pennies.  How many pennies remain?  

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
10 - 2 = 8
10 - 8 = 2
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Goldie the goldfish had 10 food pellets in her tank.  She was very hungry and immediately ate 2 of them.  How many food pellets are left?

10 - 2 = _______________ food pellets

There were 10 soldiers in the barracks.  Two soldiers went on leave.  How many soldiers are left in the barracks?

 

10 - 2 = _______________ soldiers

Douglas had 10 hamburgers.  He gave 8 of the hamburgers to some friends.  How many hamburgers does Douglas have now?

 

10 - 8 = _______________ hamburgers

Ten cows were in Louis' pasture.  Eight returned to the barn.  How many cows are left in Louis' pasture?

 

10 - 8 = _______________ cows

Activity

Color three squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color altogether?

3 + 7 = ___________
                   

Color seven squares one color and the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color in all?

7 + 3 = ___________
                   

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and sort them in to different piles.  One pile should have 7 nouns and the other pile should have three items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Put 7 pennies in one pile and 3 pennies in another pile.  How many pence do you have altogether?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
3 + 7 = 10
7 + 3 = 10
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Will had three toy skateboards and Johnny gave him 7 more.  How many toy skateboards does Will have now?

3 + 7 = _______________ toy skateboards

Ricky left at 3 o'clock and did not return for seven hours.  When did Ricky return?

 

3 + 7 = _______________ o'clock

Wayne had 7 math problems and Kyle gave him three more.  How many math problems does Wayne have now?

7 + 3 = _______________ math problems

Alex had 7 adventure stories about Jim Bridger.  Russell gave him 3 more stories about Annie Oakley.  How many frontier stories does Alex have?

 

7 + 3 = _______________ frontier stories

Activity

Color three squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
10 - 3 = __________
                   

Color seven squares below the same color
& put big red
Xs in these squares.
Now color the remaining squares a different color.
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
10 - 7 = __________
                   


Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and put them in piles of ten.

1)  Remove three nouns from this pile.  How many items are left?

2)  Take away seven nouns from this pile.  How many items are left?

Special Note

Put 10 pennies in a pile.  Take away 7 pennies.  How many pence are left? Return the 7 pennies. Take away 3 pennies.  How many pennies remain?  

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
10 - 3 = 7
10 - 7 = 3
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Ten guests were invited to the dinner.  Due to bad weather 3 guests were unable to attend.  How many guests came?

10 - 3 = _______________ guests

Lewis and Clark had 10 barrels of food.  In the first month, their men ate the food from 3 of the barrels.  How many food barrels are left?

 

10 - 3 = _______________ food barrels

There were 10 rafts at the beach.  Seven were broken.  How many rafts are whole?

 

10 - 7 = _______________ rafts

In 10 days, Henry V fought 7 battles.  The other days were peaceful.  How many peaceful days were there?

 

10 - 7 = _______________ peaceful days

Activity

Color four squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color altogether?

4 + 6 = __________
                   

Color six squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color in all?

6 + 4 = __________
                   

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and sort them.  One pile should have 4 nouns and the other pile should have six items.  How many items do you have altogether?

Special Note

Put 6 pennies in a pile.   Put 4 pennies in another pile.  How many pennies do you have altogether? 

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
4 + 6 = 10
6 + 4 = 10
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Nathan had 4 Roman coins.  Aaron had 6 more coins.  How many Roman coins did they have in all?

4 + 6 = _______________ coins

Mr. Potter discovered 4 weeds in his garden.  The next day there were 6 more weeds.  How many weeds were there altogether in Mr. Potter's garden?

 

4 + 6 = _______________ weeds

Little Elsie was eating watermelon.  In her first bite, she spit out 6 seeds.  She spit out 4 more seeds with the next bite.  How many seeds did Little Elsie spit out?

6 + 4 = _______________ seeds

Louis Pasture did 6 experiments on Monday and 4 more experiments on Tuesday.  How many experiments did Louis Pasture do?

 

6 + 4 = _______________ experiments

Activity

Color four squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
10 - 4 = __________
                   

Color six squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
10 - 6 = __________
                   

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and put them in piles of ten.  If you remove four nouns from this pile, how many items are left?  If you remove six items from this pile of 10 nouns, how many items are left?

Special Note

Put 10 pennies in a pile.  Take away 6 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile? Return the 6 pennies.  Remove 4 pennies.  How many pennies remain?  

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
10 - 4 = 6
10 - 6 = 4
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Irving Berlin, the famous song writer, composed 10 songs before he became famous.  Four songs became hits.  How many songs did not?

10 - 4 = _______________ songs

There were 10 blueberries on the bush.  Jacob came by and ate four.  How many are left?

 

10 - 4 = _______________ blueberries

A baby was playing with a game that had 10 playing pieces.  The baby lost 6 pieces.  How many playing pieces were left?

10 - 6 = _______________ playing pieces

Lori had 10 pens.  Michael took 6 of them.  How many pens does Lori have now?

 

10 - 6 = _______________

Activity

Color five squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color?


5 + 5 ___________
                   

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and sort them.  One pile should have 5 nouns and the other pile should have five items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Put 5 pennies in one pile.  Put 5 pennies in another pile.  How much do you have altogether?

Do you remember that 1 nickel = 5 pennies?

Put 1 nickel along side another nickel.  How many pennies does this make?

Did you know that 1 dime = 10 pennies or 2 nickels?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

With your coins, show ...

1 dime = 2 nickels
1 dime = 10 pennies
1 nickel = 5 pennies

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
5 + 5 = 10
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Mary painted 5 mugs.  Carson painted 5 more mugs.  How many painted mugs are there?

 

5 + 5 = _______________ painted mugs

Brad had 5 pieces of chalk.  He found 5 more pieces of chalk.  How many pieces of chalk does he have now?

5 + 5 = _______________ pieces of chalk

Activity

Color five squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
10 - 5 = __________
                   

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and put them in piles of ten.  If you remove five nouns from this pile of 10 nouns, how many items are left?  

Special Note

Put 10 pennies in a pile.  Take away 5 pennies.  How many pence are left?

Put 2 nickels side by side.  How much does this make?  Take away 1 nickel.  How much is left?  

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
10 - 5 = 5
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Jessica had 10 roses.  Five of the roses were red.  How many roses were not red?

10 - 5 = _______________ roses

Lucia had 10 coins until Sidney took 5 of them.  How many coins does Lucia have now?

 

10 - 5 = _______________ coins

Well done !

Did you know you have verified ...

0 + 10 = 10     10 - 0 = 10
10 + 0 = 10     10 - 10 = 0

1 + 9 = 10     10 - 1 = 9
9 + 1 = 10     10 - 9 = 1

2 + 8 = 10     10 - 2 = 8
8 + 2 = 10     10 - 8 = 2

3 + 7 = 10     10 - 3 = 7
7 + 3 = 10     10 - 7 = 3

4 + 6 = 10     10 - 4 = 6
6 + 4 = 10     10 - 6 = 4

5 + 5 = 10     10 - 5 = 5
and that you have picked up nouns!

Do you remember:
A noun is the name of a
person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Review

Add or Subtract !
 0 + 10 = ________  10 - 2 = ________
 10 + 0 = ________  10 - 8 = ________
 10 - 0 = ________  4 + 6 = _______
 10 - 10 = _______  6 + 4 = _______
 3 + 7 = _______  10 - 4 = ________
 7 + 3 = _______  10 - 6 = ________
 10 - 3 = _______  9 + 1 = ________
 10 - 7 = _______  1 + 9 = ________
 2 + 8 = _______  10 - 1 = _______
 8 + 2 = _______  10 - 9 = _______
 5 + 5 = _______  10 - 5 = _______

Do you remember that a noun is a name of a person, place, thing or idea?  Great !

Fill in the blank ...

A noun is the name of a person, __________________, thing, or idea.

Tricky Question:  Verbally fill in the blank ...
Verify = _______ the correctness of something

Tricky Question:  Verbally fill in the blank ...
Numbers are ad____________________________ because they tell about nouns.

Quickly
Repeat the Math Family combinations you just learned !!

Math Families
0,10
 / 1,9,10 / 2,8,10 / 3,7,10
4,6,10 / 5,10

Be sure to review these math families frequently.  Have your child illustrate these families using any number of items found in the house ...

coins, m&ms, toys, shoes, buttons, etc.

Make flashcards out of index cards for your child for the math families.  Flash your child daily going quickly, cheerfully, and happily.

You may want to keep track with your child those facts he already knows with the Addition Chart and the Subtraction Chart.

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