Curriculum

Explore all 1,590 open curriculum concepts.

Advanced filters
MathematicsAddition & SubtractionAges 4–6

Numbers up to 10 into pairs

Decompose numbers up to 10 into pairs in more than one way (part-part-whole)

Teach this topic
Share and support

Entire curriculum

1590 concepts · 8 subjects

Loading map…
Compare teaching approaches

Teaching approaches

Gakuva’s recommended starting approach is selected. You can still compare every option.

1 approach

Selected Default Gakuva

A number can be split into two smaller parts that make the same total again. For 6, one pair is 1 and 5; another is 2 and 4; another is 3 and 3.

Spend about 10–15 minutes finding different pairs that make one target number within 10.

Family records and proof options

Keep a record of your learning

Save photos, notes, and attendance. Export a proof packet for compliance or portfolio reviews.

Learning resources

External links for extra practice. They do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.

Toy Theater · Practice link — not the full lesson

Part Part Whole

Adult-guided part–part–whole chart with two-color counters for decomposing numbers to 10 in more than one way.

Free · no login · ads

Review and open practice
Before you open

Save two screenshots of different decompositions of the same whole (for example 6 = 4+2 and 6 = 5+1) plus a parent note naming both pairs.

Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.

Open practice (new tab)
Source, access and review notes

Adult-guided part–part–whole chart with two-color counters for decomposing numbers to 10 in more than one way.

Save two screenshots of different decompositions of the same whole (for example 6 = 4+2 and 6 = 5+1) plus a parent note naming both pairs.

Free · no login · ads

Unknown — link only

Toy Theater · Practice link — not the full lesson

Number Bonds

Place a whole and two parts in a number-bond diagram; say the related equations.

Adult must supply questions and judge answers · No automatic marking or saved progress established · Ads · No login/payment in recorded test; access can change.

Review and open practice
Before you open

A supplementary manipulative, not an automatically marked game. Mobile/touch, audio and drawing tools were not verified.

Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.

Open practice (new tab)
Parent tips

Try a whole of 9 and one part of 4. Find 5, then explain 4 + 5 = 9 and 9 − 4 = 5. Ask how subtraction undoes addition. This check is parent-led.

Source, access and review notes

Supplemental bond diagram for recording more than one pair that makes the same whole through 10.

Save screenshots of at least two different bonds for one whole number up to 10.

Free · no login · ads

Unknown — link only

Check understanding

  • Show that 5 = 1 + 4, 5 = 2 + 3, 5 = 0 + 5 etc.
  • Use objects or drawings to find all pairs that make a given number
  • Record decompositions as equations
“If your child has 8 grapes, can they split them into two groups in different ways — like 3 and 5, or 4 and 4 — and explain that both groups together still make 8?”

Curriculum record

Type
Conceptual
Subject
Mathematics
Domain
Addition & Subtraction
Age range
Ages 4–6

Standards

ccss-math:K.OA.3uk-nc-2013:Maths/Y1/AS/2