Make Ten Number Bonds Worksheet

Kids often stall on math facts when the picture makes sense, but the written numbers feel like a separate step. This one-page make ten worksheet keeps the task small: read each ten-frame model, notice the two parts, and use the writing fields to show that 8 and 2, 5 and 5, and 6 and 4 each make 10.

This is a good fit for a first grader, or a child around 7 and up, who can count to 10 and is starting to connect visual groups with number facts. Sit nearby and ask, “How many are in the first part? How many more fill the ten frame?” That simple back-and-forth helps the numbers stay tied to what they can see.

The practice works because each model holds the total steady at 10 while the parts change. Your child can count the filled spaces, compare the two parts, and write the matching addition fact. After that, you can say a related subtraction sentence out loud, such as “10 take away 8 leaves 2,” so the same model supports subtraction thinking without adding a whole new task.

If the page feels easy, use it as a quick warm-up before another hands-on math page. For more work with the same idea, try the make ten number bonds worksheet, which gives extra practice seeing parts that make 10. When your child is ready to use facts inside short word problems, the little math stories addition and subtraction worksheet helps connect the same number thinking to simple story situations.