Printable math worksheet designed to teach the "Make Ten" addition strategy, featuring blank equations and visual guides for students to practice.

The worksheet asks you to create your own addition problems using the "Make Ten" strategy. This means you pick two numbers to add, then break one of them apart so that part of it combines with the other number to make exactly 10. Then you add the leftover part to 10 to get the final answer.

Since the worksheet has blank boxes, there is no single “correct” answer — you are supposed to fill in your own examples. But I’ll show you how to do it correctly by filling in one example step by step, and then give you a full set of 10 completed problems (as if you filled them all in) so you can see how it works.

Let’s walk through one example:

Suppose we want to solve:
8 + 5 = ?

Step 1: Keep the 8. Split the 5 into 2 and 3, because 8 + 2 = 10.
Step 2: Write: 8 + 2 + 3
Step 3: 8 + 2 = 10 → then 10 + 3 = 13
So, 8 + 5 = 13

In the worksheet format:
Top row: [8] + [5] =
Arrows: Keep → 8, Split → 2 and 3
Bottom row: [8] + [2] + [3] = [13]
Label under first two boxes: “Make 10”

Now, here are 10 correct examples you could write on the worksheet (each follows the same pattern):

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Problem 1:
7 + 6 = ?
Split 6 into 3 and 3 → 7 + 3 = 10 → 10 + 3 = 13
→ 7 + 3 + 3 = 13

Problem 2:
9 + 4 = ?
Split 4 into 1 and 3 → 9 + 1 = 10 → 10 + 3 = 13
→ 9 + 1 + 3 = 13

Problem 3:
6 + 7 = ?
Split 7 into 4 and 3 → 6 + 4 = 10 → 10 + 3 = 13
→ 6 + 4 + 3 = 13

Problem 4:
8 + 7 = ?
Split 7 into 2 and 5 → 8 + 2 = 10 → 10 + 5 = 15
→ 8 + 2 + 5 = 15

Problem 5:
5 + 8 = ?
Split 8 into 5 and 3 → 5 + 5 = 10 → 10 + 3 = 13
→ 5 + 5 + 3 = 13

Problem 6:
9 + 6 = ?
Split 6 into 1 and 5 → 9 + 1 = 10 → 10 + 5 = 15
→ 9 + 1 + 5 = 15

Problem 7:
4 + 9 = ?
Split 9 into 6 and 3 → 4 + 6 = 10 → 10 + 3 = 13
→ 4 + 6 + 3 = 13

Problem 8:
7 + 8 = ?
Split 8 into 3 and 5 → 7 + 3 = 10 → 10 + 5 = 15
→ 7 + 3 + 5 = 15

Problem 9:
6 + 9 = ?
Split 9 into 4 and 5 → 6 + 4 = 10 → 10 + 5 = 15
→ 6 + 4 + 5 = 15

Problem 10:
8 + 4 = ?
Split 4 into 2 and 2 → 8 + 2 = 10 → 10 + 2 = 12
→ 8 + 2 + 2 = 12

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You can copy any of these into the blanks on your worksheet. Each one uses the Make Ten strategy correctly.

Final Answer:
Here are 10 valid solutions you can write on the worksheet:

1. 7 + 6 = 13 → 7 + 3 + 3 = 13
2. 9 + 4 = 13 → 9 + 1 + 3 = 13
3. 6 + 7 = 13 → 6 + 4 + 3 = 13
4. 8 + 7 = 15 → 8 + 2 + 5 = 15
5. 5 + 8 = 13 → 5 + 5 + 3 = 13
6. 9 + 6 = 15 → 9 + 1 + 5 = 15
7. 4 + 9 = 13 → 4 + 6 + 3 = 13
8. 7 + 8 = 15 → 7 + 3 + 5 = 15
9. 6 + 9 = 15 → 6 + 4 + 5 = 15
10. 8 + 4 = 12 → 8 + 2 + 2 = 12

*(Write each in the corresponding blank spaces on your sheet.)*