Primary Maths • Years 0–6

Addition Resources

Join, combine and find the total.

Maths at a glance

See the idea

Basic fact4 + 3 = 7
Make 108 + 2 = 10
Bridge through 1027 + 6 = 33
Larger numbers148 + 275

Learning pathway

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Key skills

What learners practise

combining groups and finding totalsnumber bonds, doubles and near doublesplace-value partitioning and compensationregrouping and written methodschecking answers with estimation and inverse operationssolving addition problems in meaningful contexts
Teaching tips
  • Ask, “How did you work it out?” as well as “What’s the answer?”
  • Start with ten frames, number lines, place-value blocks or drawings, then write the calculation.
  • Try two methods and talk about which is quicker or easier for those numbers.

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Open the Year 0–6 lesson pathway.

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