United States · 5–6 yearsPut together, take apartChoose objects, drawings and actions that show what happens in a number story.One screen. The whole class.
Joining and separating
Joining and separating: Put together, take apart → Pairs that make a number → Make ten → Small number stories → Five in different ways.
Learning goals
- Represent joining/separating stories with objects or drawings.
- Decompose numbers to 10 in more than one way.
- Find the missing part needed to make 10 from a given number 1–9.
- Solve addition/subtraction within 10 and explain a representation.
- Reason fluently about facts within 5 without relying on speed.
A suggested order, with freedom to open or replay any available activity. Played activities help teachers continue a sequence; they do not measure mastery.
Open this path in the classroomBefore you begin
- Informal counting, spoken quantity words and experience with objects.
One computer and a whiteboard or shared display. Pupils participate without accounts. The teacher sets the pace and can repeat or skip each activity.
Put together, take apart · Free
Represent joining/separating stories with objects or drawings.
Pairs that make a number · Pro
Decompose numbers to 10 in more than one way.
Make ten · Pro
Find the missing part needed to make 10 from a given number 1–9.
Small number stories · Pro
Solve addition/subtraction within 10 and explain a representation.
Five in different ways · Pro
Reason fluently about facts within 5 without relying on speed.
United States · 5–6 yearsPut together, take apartChoose objects, drawings and actions that show what happens in a number story.
United States · 5–6 yearsPairs that make a numberMake two parts of a whole, find a missing part, and compare different splits.
United States · 5–6 yearsMake tenFind what is missing from ten, explain a strategy, and check a proposed pair.
United States · 5–6 yearsSmall number storiesSolve small joining and taking-away stories, then explain what the numbers mean.
United States · 5–6 yearsFive in different waysUse small facts flexibly, explain patterns and check mistakes without racing.