LET’S TRY ONE
What is 8 + 5?
13
8 + 2 makes 10; 3 more makes 13.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Add one-digit and teen numbers with a total at most twenty.
- Make ten first when it helps, then add the remaining ones.
- Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
- Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.
Try it together
Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.
Make ten first when it helps, then add the remaining ones.