Addition within twenty

You learn additions to twenty where you leave the ten alone and only work with the ones.

How to work it out

  1. Keep the ten.
  2. Add the ones together.
  3. Put the ten back in front.

13 + 5

  1. Leave the 10 in 13 alone.
  2. Add the ones: 3 + 5 = 8.
  3. Put the 10 back: 10 + 8 = 18.
More examples

12 + 6

  1. Leave the 10 in 12 alone.
  2. Add the ones: 2 + 6 = 8.
  3. Put the 10 back: 10 + 8 = 18.

4 + 11

  1. Leave the 10 in 11 alone.
  2. Add the ones: 4 + 1 = 5.
  3. Put the 10 back: 10 + 5 = 15.