Grade 1 · Math

Add within twenty

LET’S TRY ONE

What is 8 + 5?

13

8 + 2 makes 10; 3 more makes 13.

Your turn!
Learning steps & teaching tips

Add one-digit and teen numbers with a total at most twenty.

  1. Make ten first when it helps, then add the remaining ones.
  2. Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
  3. 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.