▸ Why It Matters
This final worksheet in the series pulls together the full range your child has practiced — fourteen problems that shift from tiny pairs like 1+6 and 5+2, which many kids can now just "see," to bigger ones like 7+4, 9+2, and 6+5 that cross over 10 and need a real plan. Solving the whole mix in one sitting is a genuine test of whether earlier strategies have become flexible tools your child reaches for on their own, rather than answers tied to one worksheet type. It's also closer to how math shows up in real life, where problems never arrive pre-sorted by difficulty.
▸ Getting Started
Let your child work straight down the page in the printed order rather than hunting for easy problems first — part of what's being practiced is noticing, problem by problem and without warning, whether something like 3+8 calls for finger counting or a quicker mental move. If they pause longer on problems like 8+2 or 4+7, that's a good sign, not trouble: it usually means they're weighing which strategy fits. For the first few rows, you can sit close and quietly notice out loud ("that one was quick, this one took a second") before stepping back to let them finish alone.
▸ If They Get Stuck
If your child counts on their fingers for every problem, even slower ones like 5+6 or 6+5, resist naming a better strategy yourself. Ask gently instead, "do you know a faster way for this one?" or "what if you started from the bigger number?" Recalling a strategy on their own cements it far better than being told. For problems that cross 10, like 8+2 or 3+8, try asking what number would get the first addend up to exactly 10 — that single question often unlocks "making ten" without you ever having to name the strategy out loud, and it works on almost any crossing-10 pair.
▸ Praise Points
Praise the range you see across the page, not just correct answers: "you counted fingers for the small ones and used 'make 10' for the bigger ones — switching tools problem by problem on the same page is real mastery." Finishing all fourteen accurately and at a steady pace signals readiness to move past single digits. If the crossing-10 problems specifically are still slow or shaky, that's useful too — it tells you exactly where a few more days of focused practice will help most, rather than a reason to avoid the page altogether.
🎯What This Worksheet Builds
This worksheet mixes fourteen single-digit addition problems in fixed printed order — small sums like 1+6 and 5+2 that need no real strategy, alongside bigger pairs like 7+4, 9+2, and 6+5 that cross over 10 and call for counting on or making ten. Because the problems aren't sorted by difficulty, your child practices recognizing which strategy a given pair needs on the fly, switching between finger-counting, counting on, and making-ten within the same page instead of defaulting to one method for everything.
👉Next Step
From here, move on to two-digit addition with written carrying, since your child has already shown they can cross 10 mentally. You could also introduce simple word problems that hide these same numbers inside a short story, or try a timed version of this exact mix to build fluency and confidence before adding a second digit to each number.