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Terrific Tens

Grade 1

Created by:

Math & Movement

Estimated Activity Time:

Standard:

Number and Operations in Base Ten, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, KNOWRE Grade 1, Chapter 7 Numbers to 120 and Patterns, Grade 2, Chapter 3 Numbers Less than 100, Chapter 7 Add Whole Numbers: Sums Less Than 1,000

Concept(s):

Addition/Subtraction of multiples of 10 from multiples of 10, Relate counting to addition/subtraction, Adding 10

Activity Instructions

Write +10, -10, +20, -20, +30, -30, +40, -40, +50, -50, +60, -60, +70, -70, +80, -80, +90, -90 on index cards. Have students stand on the mat wherever they want. Choose a card from the deck and call out the number. For example, you can draw +20. Then you would say, “Add 20”, and students would add 20 to the number they are standing on by moving down the mat.

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