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Start with number bonds to 5, one more and one less and sums within 10, learn doubles, learn the pairs that make ten, then bridge through 10 for teen totals and add ones to two-digit numbers. Each skill has its own game, so practice stays at the right difficulty.
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How children learn addition facts
Addition facts are learned in stages. First come small totals: number bonds to 5, adding 0 and 1 and addition within 10. Then children learn strategies that turn harder sums into easy ones instead of counting on their fingers.
The key strategies are doubles (6 + 6 = 12), near doubles (6 + 7 is double 6 plus 1), making ten (7 + 3 = 10) and bridging through 10 (8 + 5 = 8 + 2 + 3 = 13). Together they cover every fact in addition within 20.
With those facts secure, children move to place value: adding 10, adding 9, adding tens and ones, number bonds to 100 and finally two-digit addition within 100.
Questions and answers
What order should addition be learned in?
Children usually learn sums within 10 first (including number bonds to 10), then sums within 20 that cross ten, then two-digit addition within 100.
Why practise addition facts for speed?
When facts like 8 + 5 come instantly, children can spend their effort on the harder parts of a problem instead of counting on their fingers.