Addition & subtraction

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  1. 1To tenBonds to ten, partitioning, counting back, and addition and subtraction to ten.
    • Bonds to ten
    • Partitioning to ten
    • Counting back to ten
    • Addition within ten
    • Subtraction within ten
    Explanation: Bonds to ten · How many more are needed? · How many to subtract for ten? · Start with the larger number · Think of addition
    From year 3 · 53
  2. 2Split housesSplitting to 10 and teen numbers in the split house.
    • Split houses to 10
    • Split houses and teen numbers
    Explanation: Friends of 10 in the split house · Split into two rooms
    From year 3 · 24
  3. 3Doubles and halvesDoubles, near doubles, and halving back.
    • Doubles and halves
    Explanation: Use doubles you know
    From year 3 · 24
  4. 4To twentyTen and ones, and adding and subtracting within twenty without bridging.
    • Partitioning to twenty
    • Addition within twenty
    • Subtraction within twenty
    Explanation: Numbers above ten are ten and ones · Add to the ten · Take away from the ones
    From year 3 · 42
  5. 5The counting frameCounting beads and sums with the 5- and 10-structure.
    • Counting frame to 10
    • Counting frame to 20
    Explanation: Look at the 5 red and 5 white beads · First the full top bar of 10
    From year 3 · 25
  6. 6Bus problemsGetting on and off: adding and subtracting with the bus.
    • Bus problems: getting on
    • Bus problems: getting off
    Explanation: Count who gets on · Count who gets off
    From year 2 · 32
  7. 7Vanishing sumsTaking everything or almost everything away: answer 0 or 1.
    • Vanishing sums and almost-vanishing
    Explanation: Everything or almost everything away
    From year 3 · 16
  8. 8Bridging tenThe big step: adding and subtracting bridging ten, up to twenty.
    • Addition bridging ten
    • Subtraction bridging ten
    Explanation: Make ten first · Bridge through ten
    From year 3 · 24
  9. 9To a hundredJumps of ten, and addition and subtraction within tens.
    • Jumps of ten and one
    • Addition within a hundred
    • Subtraction within a hundred
    • Bonding to the next ten
    Explanation: Jumps of ten and one · Tens and ones separately · Making up to a round number
    From year 4 · 60
  10. 10Quick methodsCompleting to 100 and 1000, calculating with 9, 19, 29 and with 25 and 50.
    • Completing to one hundred
    • Quick methods with 9, 19, 29
    • Completing to one thousand
    • Calculating with 25 and 50
    Explanation: Making up to a round number · Calculate with the round number, then adjust · Think in quarters and halves
    From year 5 · 41
  11. 11Bridging tensAddition and subtraction bridging tens: 76 + 8.
    • Addition bridging tens
    • Subtraction bridging tens
    Explanation: Bridge through the ten
    From year 4 · 24
  12. 12Tens and onesThe next step: 56 + 28 and 76 − 28.
    • Addition with tens and ones
    • Subtraction with tens and ones
    Explanation: Tens first, then ones · Take away the tens first
    From year 5 · 24
  13. 13To a thousandAddition and subtraction up to a thousand, and spotting when counting on is quicker.
    • Addition to a thousand
    • Subtraction to a thousand
    • Difference: counting on
    Explanation: Calculate in round steps · Close numbers? Count on
    From year 5 · 36
  14. 14Large numbersAddition and subtraction with numbers above one thousand.
    • Addition with large numbers
    • Subtraction with large numbers
    Explanation: Counting with zeros
    From year 6 · 24