Make Ten Number Bonds Worksheet

Kids can know how to count and still stall when ten is split into parts. This one-page printable keeps the task small and clear with four make ten number bonds: 2 and 8, 5 and 5, 4 and 6, and 7 and 3. The writing fields give your child a place to record each part and the total without a busy page getting in the way.

This page is a good fit when a kindergartener can count to ten and is beginning to notice that numbers can be broken apart and put back together. If counting and comparing groups still feels wobbly, start with the Compare Picture Groups Worksheet first because it lets kids look at amounts before moving into written number bonds.

As you work together, read each bond in a steady pattern: “Two and eight make ten,” then “Ten is made of two and eight.” That simple back-and-forth connects the same numbers to addition and early subtraction thinking. Point to each part and the total while your child writes, so the part-part-whole idea stays visible.

If your child guesses, pause and use ten small objects, such as buttons or cereal pieces. Split them into the same pairs shown on the page, then write the numbers after the split is clear. For a next step, the Make Ten Ten Frames Worksheet is helpful because it shows the same make-ten idea in a visual ten-frame format.