Decade Dash with Kitty

Worksheet Description

In this worksheet, children are presented with a character named Kitty and a series of blocks and blank spaces representing numbers. The goal is for the students to determine how many more blocks are needed to reach a total of ten. Each line starts with a certain number of colored blocks, followed by empty blocks, which the children have to fill in with the correct number. This interactive task is designed to visually guide students in understanding and completing the sum to make ten.

The primary objective of this worksheet is to strengthen the student’s ability to perform simple addition by making ten, a fundamental math skill. It uses a visual block representation to help students grasp the concept of complementing a number to reach ten. Through this activity, students practice counting on from a given number and become familiar with the number combinations that add up to ten. This exercise not only enhances their counting skills but also sets a solid foundation for understanding the base-ten number system used in more advanced mathematics.