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Add two numbers that cross ten, like 8 + 5 or 7 + 6. Fill the first number up to 10, then add what’s left.

Type answers on your keyboard, or tap the number pad.

What is bridging through 10?

Bridging through 10, also called making ten, is a way to add numbers that go past ten. For 8 + 5, split the 5 into 2 and 3. 8 + 2 makes 10, and 10 + 3 = 13.

It needs the pairs that make ten, so learn those first. The same idea works for bigger numbers: 47 + 6 is 47 + 3 + 3. Practise that in two-digit plus one-digit with regrouping.

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How to play Bridging Through 10

  1. Choose the 60-second challenge or untimed practice, then press Start.
  2. Type each answer on your keyboard or tap the number pad. It’s checked as soon as you’ve typed enough digits, or press ✓.
  3. Get one wrong and you’ll see the right answer, and the question comes back a little later.
  4. At the end, check your score and the facts to practise again.

Bridging Through 10 skills

  • Making ten to add
  • Adding single digits that cross ten
  • Sums from 11 to 18

Level: Grades 1–2 (ages 6–8)

Tips for bridging through 10

Ask “how many to get to 10?” first. For 7 + 6, 7 needs 3.

Take that from the other number and add the rest to 10: 6 − 3 = 3, so 10 + 3 = 13.

Picture two ten frames: fill the first, and the leftovers go in the second.

Start with 9s: 9 + anything needs just 1 to make 10, so 9 + 6 = 10 + 5 = 15.

Bridging through 10 examples
9 + 49 + 1 + 3 = 13
8 + 58 + 2 + 3 = 13
7 + 67 + 3 + 3 = 13
8 + 78 + 2 + 5 = 15
6 + 96 + 4 + 5 = 15

Bridging Through 10 questions and answers

What grade learns bridging through 10?

It’s a first-grade strategy in the US Common Core (“making ten”), and a Year 1 and Year 2 objective in England.

Which questions are in this game?

Every sum of two single-digit numbers that goes past 10, like 6 + 5, 8 + 7 and 9 + 9, with answers from 11 to 18.