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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree the instructions are confusing. I could only enlarge the second sheet.  It says, "Write to make a ten.  Then add."  Unless the process is explained well by the teacher in advance, coming to the worksheet cold would be very difficult for many students.

The problem is the student doesn't just make a ten.  There is another step: the number used to make the ten for the first number must be subtracted from the second number, then the ten is added to the reduced second number.  Confusingly, in the second problem, the second number in the equation is the one used to make the ten.

Why couldn't the first line in the picture say:  Make a ten  from the 9.   _9___  + ____ = 10.  Subtract the number you used to make the ten from the seven to find the difference  7 - _____ = _____.  Add the difference to the ten  ____ + 10 = ___.
So  9 + 7 = _____.

Could it be a failure of the teacher to not explain the process well?

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Exactly.

You ask a six year old to "make a ten" with numbers 9 and 7.  Then add.  These worksheets are terribly worded.  And the teacher doesn't explain them any more. They're supposed to read the instructions by themselves and follow this gibberish.
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