Worksheet
Bead Bracelets: Two Colors, Many Ways
Kindergarten practice breaking apart numbers up to 10 into pairs in more than one way, using two-color bead bracelets, drawings, and equations.
KindergartenMathInteractive · Printable
Aligned toK.OA.A.3
What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 11 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Kindergarten
- Subject
- Math
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students break apart numbers up to 10 into two parts in more than one way.
- Students find the missing part when one part of a number up to 10 is known.
- Students record each way to break apart a number with a drawing or an equation.
How to use
Give children two colors of beads, cubes, or crayons. Let them build each bracelet and count both colors before they write the missing part.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Break apart numbers up to 10 into pairs in more than one way.
Preview
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Bead Bracelets: Two Colors, Many Ways
Break apart numbers up to 10 into two parts.

Find the other color
Each bracelet has two colors. Write how many beads are the other color.
Mia's bracelet has 6 beads. Color 4 dots red. The rest are blue. How many beads are blue?
6 = 4 +
8 = 5 +
7 = + 6
10 = 3 +
Many ways to make a number
Find different ways to break apart each number.
4 = 1 +
4 = 2 +
4 = 3 +
- 2 red beads
- 6 red beads
- 4 red beads
- A. 5 blue beads
- B. 7 blue beads
- C. 3 blue beads
4 + 46 + 25 + 27 + 13 + 48 + 0
- A. 3 + 3
- B. 5 + 1
- C. 2 + 4
- D. 4 + 3
Sort and show
Sort the pairs. Then draw your own bracelets.
| Makes 7 | Makes 10 |
|---|---|
9 = 9 +
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