- Question 1: 5 + 1 blank.
- Question 2: 1 + 1 blank.
- Question 3: 3 + 5 blank.
- Question 4: 2 + 1 blank.
- Question 5: 3 + 4 blank.
- Question 6: 9 + 1 blank.
- Question 7: 2 + 2 blank.
- Question 8: 3 + 6 blank.
- Question 9: 1 + 4 blank.
Nine problems, none of them crossing 10 — 1 + 1 and 9 + 1 are typical. This is consolidation of adding rather than new ground. 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: 5 + 1, 1 + 1, 3 + 5, 2 + 1, 3 + 4, 9 + 1, 2 + 2, 3 + 6, 1 + 4.
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. Every sheet uses the same nine answers, 2 to 10. Some children will match by piece shape instead of calculating — asking them to read two facts aloud settles it.
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 Kitchen Tools scene.
