Pairs to 10
This activity is for parents and whānau to do with their child to practice the addition facts to 10.
About this resource
This resource helps learners to practice the addition facts to 10.
Pairs to 10
Required materials
- Pack of cards. Ace = 1, remove the 10 and the picture cards.
See Materials that come with this resource to download:
- Pairs to 10 activity (.pdf)
What to do
Shuffle the cards and deal 6 cards to each player. Place the other cards in a pile face down between the players, with the top card turned over beside the pile.
The aim of the game is to make pairs that add up to 10. Pairs are placed on the table. The first player can take the face-up card or one from the pile. The players take turns until one player wins the game by placing all their cards in pairs on the table.
What to expect your child to do
To correctly make pairs that add up to 10.
Variation
The cards can be used to play Memory, where a pair is two cards that add to 10, for example, 6 and 4.
He kupu Māori
shuffle |
riwhiriwhi (-a) |
deal, distribute |
toha (-ina) |
addend |
tauhono |
number pair |
takirau tau |
total |
tapeke |
add |
tāpiri (-hia) |
He whakawhitinga kōrero
- Riwhiriwhia ngā kāri. (Shuffle the cards.)
- Tohaina kia ono ngā kāri ki tēnā ki tēnā o tātou. (Deal 6 cards to each of us.)
- Whakaputua ngā kāri e toe ana, ko ngā mata ki raro. (Pile the other cards face down.)
- Huripokina te kāri o runga, ka whakatakoto ai ki te taha o te putunga kāri. (Turn over the top card and put it beside the pile.)
- Kimihia ngā tauhono o te tekau, arā, ngā tau takirua ko te tekau te tapeke ina tāpirihia. (Look for number pairs that add up to 10.)
- Kei a koe ināianei. Tangohia te kāri o runga i te putunga. (It's your turn now. Take the card on top of the pile.)
- Kua pau katoa ō kāri te whakatakoto hei takirua tau. Kua toa koe. (You have put all of your cards down as pairs. You win.)
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