MathsFreePrintable

Addition Strategies Practice

A free maths worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.

Addition Strategies Practice worksheet preview

Addition Strategies Practice

Addition strategies illustration

🧩 Part 1: Part-Part-Whole and Near Doubles

1. Look at this part-part-whole diagram. Fill in the missing number:

Whole: 8

Part 1: 3 | Part 2: ____

Number sentence: 3 + ____ = 8

2. Use near doubles to solve these problems. Show your thinking:

a) If 4 + 4 = 8, then 4 + 5 = ____

b) If 6 + 6 = 12, then 6 + 7 = ____

3. Circle the correct answer for this part-part-whole problem:

Whole: 15 | Part 1: 7 | Part 2: ?

6

8

9

🔢 Part 2: Bridging to Ten and Partitioning

4. Use bridging to ten to solve 8 + 5. Fill in the steps:

Step 1: 8 + ____ = 10

Step 2: 10 + ____ = ____

Answer: 8 + 5 = ____

5. Use partitioning to solve 23 + 14. Break the numbers apart:

23 = 20 + 3

14 = 10 + ____

20 + 10 = ____

3 + 4 = ____

Final answer: 23 + 14 = ____

6. Which strategy would you use to solve 9 + 6? Tick all that could work:

Bridging to ten

Near doubles

Partitioning

Part-part-whole

✏️ Part 3: Problem Solving and Drawing

7. Sarah has 7 red marbles and 8 blue marbles. Draw or write how you would find the total using your favourite strategy:

Total marbles: ____

8. Create your own part-part-whole diagram for 16. Draw it below:

Number sentence: ____ + ____ = 16

9. Use any strategy to solve these problems. Show your working:

a) 26 + 13 = ____

b) 9 + 8 = ____

About This Worksheet

Free in Kuraplan

Sign up free, grab the PDF, and customize it for your class.

Print-Ready

Formatted for standard paper. Clean layout, easy to read.

AI-Generated

Created with Kuraplan's AI, designed for real classroom use.

For Teachers & Parents

Use in classrooms, for homework, tutoring, or homeschool.

Need a custom version of this worksheet?

Kuraplan's AI generates custom worksheets in seconds — differentiated for every learner, aligned to your curriculum.

Generate Custom Worksheets — Free
No credit card Curriculum-aligned Under 60 seconds