Addition sentences – sums up to 10
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๐ Which addition number sentence does this picture show?

- 1 + 1 = 2
- 2 + 1 = 3
- 1 + 2 = 3
- 2 + 2 = 4

- First, count the purple jigsaw puzzle pieces. There is 1 purple jigsaw puzzle piece.
- Next, count the yellow jigsaw puzzle pieces. There is 1 yellow jigsaw puzzle piece.
- The first part of the addition number sentence is 1 + 1. To find the sum, count all of the jigsaw puzzle pieces together. There are 2 jigsaw puzzle pieces. The addition number sentence is 1 + 1 = 2.
๐Which addition number sentence does this picture show?

- 2 + 1 = 3
- 2 + 2 = 4
- 1 + 2 = 3
- 3 + 1 = 4

- First, count the dark blue jigsaw puzzle pieces. There are 2 dark blue jigsaw puzzle pieces.
- Next, count the yellow jigsaw puzzle pieces. There is 1 yellow jigsaw puzzle piece.
- The first part of the addition number sentence is 2 + 1. To find the sum, count all of the jigsaw puzzle pieces together. There are 3 jigsaw puzzle pieces. The addition number sentence is 2 + 1 = 3.
Which addition number sentence does this picture show?

- 1 + 3 = 4
- 1 + 1 = 2
- 2 + 2 = 4
- 1 + 2 = 3

- First, count the pale blue jigsaw puzzle pieces. There is 1 pale blue jigsaw puzzle piece.
- Next, count the dark blue jigsaw puzzle pieces. There are 2 dark blue jigsaw puzzle pieces.
- The first part of the addition number sentence is 1 + 2. To find the sum, count all of the jigsaw puzzle pieces together. There are 3 jigsaw puzzle pieces. The addition number sentence is 1 + 2 = 3.
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