Make Ten Number Bonds Worksheet

Six-year-olds often know the counting sequence, but making ten can still feel slippery. This printable page keeps the practice small and clear with four number bonds: 5 and 5 make 10, 3 and 7 make 10, 1 and 9 make 10, and 2 and 8 make 10. The layout gives children a simple model to read and writing fields where they can record the parts and total.

This page fits best when a child can recognize numbers to 10 and is beginning to connect addition facts with part-part-whole thinking. Sit together and point to the total first, then the two parts. Say each bond out loud in a full sentence, such as “3 and 7 make 10,” before writing. That short oral step helps the number relationship feel less like guessing.

The number bond format shows that 10 can be broken into two smaller numbers and put back together again. As your child works, ask, “What is the whole?” and “What are the two parts?” If the circles feel too abstract, warm up with a more visual page like the Make Ten Ten Frames Worksheet, since ten frames let children see the filled and empty spaces before moving back to number bonds.

Keep the pace easy. You can cover all but one bond, finish it together, then uncover the next one. If a mistake happens, invite your child to count both parts and check whether they land on 10. For a next step, try another set of the same skill with the Make Ten Number Bonds Worksheet, which gives more practice with the same part-whole idea.