- Question 1: 1 + 1 blank.
- Question 2: 3 + 3 blank.
- Question 3: 1 + 2 blank.
- Question 4: 3 + 2 blank.
- Question 5: 1 + 3 blank.
- Question 6: 4 + 4 blank.
- Question 7: 8 + 1 blank.
- Question 8: 5 + 2 blank.
- Question 9: 7 + 3 blank.
1 + 1 and 8 + 1: every number on this sheet stays within 10. No problem crosses 10. The catalog files this as Grade 1. The arithmetic on it is Kindergarten and Year 1 work, which also makes it useful for early-in-year revision higher up.
The nine problems on this sheet: 1 + 1, 3 + 3, 1 + 2, 3 + 2, 1 + 3, 4 + 4, 8 + 1, 5 + 2, 7 + 3.
The picture is the check: it only completes when all nine answers are right. That is what makes the sheet work without an adult standing over it. Because each answer from 2 to 10 appears exactly once, a child who has placed six pieces can deduce the rest. Having them write the answers first keeps it arithmetic.
Best suited to a math center or station rotation, where a child needs to finish something without an adult and without anyone marking it. A complete picture is a five-metre glance-check across the room.
The answer key lists all nine results, which is the quickest way to check the level before printing. The completed picture shows a Insects and Bugs scene.
