The Great Room

Worksheet Description

This worksheet presents a mental math activity where students are tasked with cutting out numbers and pasting them onto drawings of houses to demonstrate their understanding of adding and subtracting ten. Each house has two blank spaces labeled “10 less” and “10 more” alongside a given number. Below the houses are pairs of numbers, and students must determine which number is ten less and which is ten more than the given number. The exercise combines numerical understanding with a hands-on activity to solidify the students’ comprehension of the concepts.

The worksheet is designed to teach students the foundational mathematical skill of mentally calculating numbers that are ten more or ten less than a given number. It reinforces their understanding of place value and the base-ten number system. This activity also helps students to quickly recognize number patterns and relationships, which is crucial for their development in arithmetic. Lastly, by engaging students in a cut-and-paste activity, it incorporates a tactile learning experience that can help solidify the mental math concept in a fun and interactive manner.