Foundation Mathematics • Number

Make and split numbers to 10

Practise making and splitting numbers to 10 using part-part-whole thinking, ten-frames, counters and familiar dot patterns.

Eight questions are selected for each practice attempt, with curriculum coverage and varied question formats.

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How this practice works

Each practice contains 8 mixed questions. The set is selected to include every curriculum elaboration for this skill and a balance of choosing, typing and arranging tasks.

For mastery: repeat this skill regularly across one week and aim to work through the full question bank over multiple attempts. Repeated practice exposes students to different examples and question formats.

What this practice covers

  • See a whole number as two smaller parts.
  • Find different ways to make numbers to 10.
  • Use ten-frame and dot arrangements to recognise parts.
  • Connect part-part-whole ideas to early number bonds.

Curriculum alignment

Australian, state and international equivalents

This practice is designed primarily for the Australian Curriculum, NSW Early Stage 1 and Victorian Foundation Mathematics. International rows show the closest comparable learning expectations.

RegionCurriculumClosest code or expectationAlignment
Australia Australian Curriculum v9 • Foundation Mathematics AC9MFN04
Practise making and splitting numbers to 10 using part-part-whole thinking, ten-frames, counters and familiar dot patterns.		 Direct alignment
Victoria Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0 • Foundation VC2MFN04
partition and combine collections up to 10 using part-part-whole relationships and subitising		 Direct/very close state equivalent
NSW Mathematics K–10 (2022) • Early Stage 1 MAE-CSQ-02
represent relations between the parts that form the whole, with numbers up to 10		 Closest NSW alignment
United States Common Core State Standards K.OA.A.3–4
decompose numbers to 10 and find the number that makes 10		 Closest comparable expectation
UK (England) National Curriculum • Key Stage 1 1C1 / Year 1 number bonds
add and subtract mentally and develop number bonds within and to 10		 Closest comparable expectation
New Zealand NZ Curriculum • Mathematics and Statistics Phase 1 Phase 1 • Number • additive structure
compose and decompose small whole numbers using parts and wholes		 Closest comparable expectation
Canada (Ontario) Ontario Mathematics • Grade 1 Ontario 1.B1.2 / 1.B2.1
compose/decompose whole numbers and use addition/subtraction relationships		 Closest comparable expectation
India NCF Foundational Stage CG-8 • C-8.6
composition and decomposition underpin early addition and subtraction		 Closest developmental alignment

Curriculum systems do not map one-to-one across countries. International entries are closest curriculum comparisons rather than official cross-jurisdiction equivalence statements.

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