teaching resource

Making a Ten Board Game

  • Updated

    Updated:  29 Jun 2025

Introduce this Making a Ten board game to your students to give them practise using the ‘make a ten’ addition strategy.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  8 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  F - 2

Curriculum

teaching resource

Making a Ten Board Game

  • Updated

    Updated:  29 Jun 2025

Introduce this Making a Ten board game to your students to give them practise using the ‘make a ten’ addition strategy.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  8 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  F - 2

Introduce this Making a Ten board game to your students to give them practise using the ‘make a ten’ addition strategy.

Students Will Want ‘S’more’ of This Making a Ten Board Game!

Get ready to pitch a tent and sharpen those math skills with our Making a Ten Board Game, a printable resource that helps students master the foundational skill of making ten. With a cozy campsite theme and engaging gameplay, this resource turns addition practice into an outdoor-inspired journey.

Players solve equations like ‘4 + ? = 10’ and ‘7 + ? = 10’ as they hike along the trail, roll the die and draw cards to test their number sense. Whether used in maths stations, guided groups, or in partners, this low-prep game brings the fun of the forest to your maths block while reinforcing essential addition strategies.

Included in this making a ten board game:

  • Game board
  • Game pieces 
  • Number cube
  • Game cards 
  • Game instructions
  • Answer key 

How to Ready and Play Our Making Ten Game

This making ten game is ready with just a bit of preparation. Here’s how to get your students making tens!

Preparation

  1. Download the Making a Ten game in the format of your choice. 
  2. Print the game board, cards, answer key, game pieces and number cube. We recommend printing on cardboard for durability and longevity.
  3. Cut apart the cards and game pieces, and assemble the number cubes.

How to Play

  1. Students place game tokens at ‘Start’ and the cards on the ‘Draw Pile’ space. Player 1 rolls the number cube and moves forward the same number of spaces.
  2. The player follows the directions on the space.
  3. If the player lands on a picture, they will choose a card and solve the equation. A correct answer allows them to stay on the space, while an incorrect answer will send them back to their previous space. 
  4. Players take turns. The player who gets to the ‘Finish’ space first, wins!

Download and Print Our Making a Ten Game

This Making a Ten game has been created in both Google Slides and PDF formats for your convenience. To download, simply click the drop-down arrow on the download button and choose the format that best suits your classroom.


This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.


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