Home Connections – Grade 1
Make 10!
Dear Family,
In school we are learning that
10 is a very important
number. We are doing
learning activities that help
the students find number
combinations that make 10.
For example, 2 and 8, 3 and
7, and 1 and 9 make 10.
The Make 10! game will help
you and your child think
about the different number
combinations for 10.
Have fun playing Make 10!
Two people play this game. To play this game,
you need to cut out the number cards from the
other piece of paper.
Shuffle the cards and pass out 5 cards to each
person. Do not show your cards to the other
person. Put the rest of the cards in a pile facedown between the two players.
The purpose of the game is to be the first player
to wind up with no cards. You can get rid of two
cards when the numbers on the card make 10
(e.g., 3 and 7, 6 and 4, 1 and 9).
To begin, both players look at the 5 cards they
have been given and see if there is a pair of
numbers that make 10.
If there is a pair (or more than one pair), the
player sets the pair (s) of cards aside.
Now Player A asks Player B for one of the
cards he or she is looking for, in order to make
another pair of 10. If Player B has the card, it
must be given to Player A, who can set the
make-ten pair aside. If Player B does not have
the card, Player A must pick up a card from the
centre pile and add it to his or her hand.
Then the turn passes to Player B, and the game
continues.
If you use all the cards in the centre pile, then
the two players take turns asking each other for
a card they need.
The game finishes when a player has got rid of
all his or her cards.
Operational Sense
© Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2004
Number Cards for “Make 10!” Game
2 3
5 6 7 8
2 3
5 6 7
8
Operational Sense
© Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2004