Math worksheet · Place value and number decomposition

Number Bonds Within 20

Twelve number bonds. Kids find the missing part or the whole, breaking numbers up to 20 into two parts.

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Grade level
1st grade
Time
About 15 minutes
Answer key
Yes, page 2 of the PDF
Kids practice
Place value, Expanded form, Comparing and ordering numbers, Rounding

What kids do

“The two parts make the whole. Write the missing number.”

Teacher tip

Use two-color counters: one color for each part. Flip some over to find a different bond for the same whole.

How to use it

  • Read each number out loud as a class so kids hear the place names.
  • Let kids use a place value mat or a folded paper chart under their sheet.
  • Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.

Watch for

Rounding the wrong digit. Have kids underline the place they are rounding to first.

Talk about it

  • Why do we round? When is an estimate good enough?
  • Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?

Take it further

Have kids find big numbers in the newspaper or a fact book and write them in expanded form.

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