Numbers & Math · Grade 1 · Chapter 12: Tens and ones
This chapter brings together Tens and ones, Adding together, Taking away. It covers stops 133–144 in the Grade 1 learning path, with 60 activities. The examples below come from these stops.
60 activities

Drawing your adventure map…
Chapters
Chapter 1
Count the objects · Adding together · Taking away · Tens and ones · Counting in jumps · Numbers in order · Sharing fairly · Garden counting · Kindness together
Chapter 2
Little discoveries · Adding together · Taking away · Tens and ones · Counting in jumps · Numbers in order · Sharing fairly · Garden counting
Chapter 3
Numbers in order · Sharing fairly · Garden counting · Adding together · Taking away · Tens and ones · Counting in jumps
Chapter 4
Counting in jumps · Garden counting · Adding together · Taking away · Tens and ones
Chapter 5
Adding together · Taking away · Tens and ones · Counting in jumps · Garden counting
Chapter 6
Tens and ones · Counting in jumps · Garden counting · Adding together · Taking away
Chapter 7
Taking away · Tens and ones · Garden counting · Adding together
Chapter 8
Taking away · Tens and ones · Garden counting · Adding together
Chapter 9
Taking away · Tens and ones · Garden counting · Adding together
Chapter 10
Tens and ones · Adding together · Taking away
Chapter 11
Tens and ones · Adding together · Taking away
Chapter 12
Tens and ones · Adding together · Taking away
Chapter 13
Tens and ones
Skills to explore
- Tens and ones
- Adding together
- Taking away
Ages 6–7: compare, order and describe. Encourage your child to say what changed and how they found their answer.
Connect number symbols with groups of objects, compare quantities and explore arithmetic through picture-based activities.
Learning levels are starting points, not assessments. These activities supplement learning with a grown-up; they do not promise school readiness or replace a curriculum. Take breaks and choose a level that feels comfortable.
A look inside this chapter
Tens and ones
How many tens are in 82?
5 activitiesAdding together
We have 16 apples and find 0 more. How many altogether?
5 activitiesTaking away
There are 20 apples. We put 6 away. How many are left?
5 activitiesTens and ones
What number is 8 tens and 5 ones?
5 activitiesAdding together
We have 17 shells and find 0 more. How many altogether?
5 activitiesTaking away
There are 20 stars. We put 11 away. How many are left?
5 activitiesTens and ones
How many tens are in 87?
5 activitiesAdding together
We have 18 balls and find 1 more. How many altogether?
5 activitiesTaking away
There are 20 crayons. We put 16 away. How many are left?
5 activitiesTens and ones
What number is 9 tens and 0 ones?
5 activitiesTens and ones
How many tens are in 92?
5 activitiesTens and ones
What number is 9 tens and 5 ones?
5 activities

