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Year 1 Addition Strategies
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Year 1 Addition Strategies
🔢 Part 1: Choose Your Strategy
1. Solve 6 + 3 using the number line below. Circle your answer.
Number line: 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12
8
9
10
2. Which doubles fact helps you solve 5 + 5?
4 + 4 = 8
5 + 5 = 10
6 + 6 = 12
3. To make 10, what number goes with 7?
7 + _____ = 10
2
3
4
4. Count on your fingers to solve 8 + 2. What is the answer?
9
10
11
✏️ Part 2: Show Your Working
5. Solve 4 + 5 using counters. Draw your counters below and write your answer.
Answer: 4 + 5 = _____
6. Use the "making ten" strategy to solve 8 + 4.
Answer: 8 + 4 = _____
7. Create your own addition problem using numbers up to 10. Then solve it using your favourite strategy.
My problem: _____ + _____ = _____
🎯 Part 3: Strategy Choice
8. Look at these addition problems. Tick which strategy you would use for each one:
Problem: 3 + 3
Number line
Doubles
Making ten
Finger counting
Problem: 7 + 3
Number line
Doubles
Making ten
Finger counting
9. Which addition strategy do you find easiest? Write one sentence to explain why.
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