- Question 1: 5 + 5 blank.
- Question 2: 1 + 2 blank.
- Question 3: 1 + 1 blank.
- Question 4: 1 + 5 blank.
- Question 5: 2 + 3 blank.
- Question 6: 1 + 3 blank.
- Question 7: 1 + 6 blank.
- Question 8: 5 + 4 blank.
- Question 9: 3 + 5 blank.
Nine problems, none of them crossing 10 — 1 + 1 and 1 + 6 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 + 5, 1 + 2, 1 + 1, 1 + 5, 2 + 3, 1 + 3, 1 + 6, 5 + 4, 3 + 5.
Because the sheet corrects itself, a child can fail privately and try again — which matters for children who are anxious about getting maths wrong. One mistake does leave the picture incomplete, so for children who find that discouraging it works better in pairs, or checked after every three pieces.
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 occupations scene.
