Make a Ten Games & Strategies | 1st & 2nd Grade

⭐ Make a Ten Addition and Subtraction Games help first and second grade students develop fact fluency by using number relationships to solve addition and subtraction facts within 20 and extend their thinking to two-digit addition. With teaching notes and four engaging games, this collection provides meaningful practice for small-group instruction, partner games, math workstations, and intervention.

✨ BUILDING FACT FLUENCY WITH MAKE A TEN

Make a Ten is more than a trick for finding answers! When students understand how to decompose numbers to compose ten, they develop flexible strategies they can apply to increasingly complex problems. The included teaching notes use concrete and visual models to help students understand why the strategy works before moving toward mental computation.

📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Teaching Notes: Step-by-step examples for addition, subtraction, and two-digit addition
• Back and Forth: A partner game using missing-number expressions
• Capture Four Addition: A strategic game matching addition facts with equivalent expressions
• Capture Four Subtraction: A strategic game applying Make a Ten to subtraction facts
• Make a Ten Scoot: Two-digit addition task cards, two recording sheet options, and answer key
• Game directions and guidance for modeling math talk and using concrete manipulatives

These reusable games give students opportunities to explain their thinking, explore different strategies, and build confidence as they work toward automaticity. And because the games encourage reasoning rather than speed, students can continue using concrete models for as long as they need them.

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💬 WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My students need a lot of repetition and what better way to achieve that than games. They play the games over and over and are becoming more fluent in their skills." — Anastasia B.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I used this with my new 2nd graders in the first two weeks of school! We were working to remember those facts and build fluency going into the new year! Great activities!" — Michelle E.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "LOVE it when they are having fun and doing math! Honestly a win all around!" — Marcie W.

📌 Please note: This purchase is for use by one teacher in one classroom. Additional teachers should purchase their own copies.