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Fact Families Within 20

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Four fact triangles with a teen number at the top and its two parts at the bottom, such as 15, 7 and 8. Beside each triangle children write its fact family: two adding facts (7 + 8 and 8 + 7) and two taking away facts (15 − 7 and 15 − 8). The same three numbers make all four. Answers on page 2.

Also try: Addition with Pictures Within 10 · Number Bonds to 20 · Number Line 0–20

How to use the fact triangles

  • Cover the top number of a triangle with a finger: the two left, 7 and 11, add up to it.
  • Cover one of the bottom numbers: the top take away the other, 18 − 11, gives it.
  • Cut the triangles out and use them as flash cards: hide one corner and ask for it.
  • Make your own with two dice: add the dots for the top number.

For fact families within 10, use the number bonds fact families sheet.

For teachers and parents

What it practises
Addition and subtraction within 10 and 20, missing addends and number lines, fact families
How to use it
Read each fact aloud with its answer. Use counters or a number line for the first sheets, then try without them. Answers on page 2.
Time
About 10–15 minutes

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Printing tips

  • Keep ten counters or a ten frame nearby for the first sheets.
  • Say each fact aloud: “eight and five make thirteen”.
  • Mark with page 2 and redo the wrong facts the next day.

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