Adding Tens with Base 10 Buddies
by The Card Craze Classroom © 2026
Price: $4 USD
Subjects: math,mathElementary,operationsAndAlgebraicThinking,additionAndSubtraction
Grades: 1,2
Description
Build your students’ understanding of place value with this interactive Boom Cards deck focused on adding multiples of 10. Learners use base‑10 blocks as a visual model to make sense of addition and see how tens change when adding another multiple of 10. Students look at the base‑10 blocks and determine how to first solve when adding groups of tens and then write and solve the addition equation. This clear, consistent routine helps students connect concrete models to abstract equations, strengthening their number sense and place‑value understanding. Perfect for math centers, small‑group instruction, independent practice, or intervention. *Cards will randomize when played. Skills Covered: Adding multiples of 10 Using base‑10 blocks to model addition Understanding tens and place value Connecting visual models to equations Writing tens equations and number equations Strengthening mental math with tens Grade Levels: 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade (intervention)
Acknowledgements
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