Addition within 10 secret sentence puzzles

Each letter of a short sentence hides an addition fact with a sum within 10: students add, find the sum in the key and write the letter.

What is on this worksheet

Each letter of a short sentence hides an addition fact with a sum within 10: students add, find the sum in the key and write the letter.

  • Sums up to: 10

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About addition secret sentences

Each letter of a short sentence is hidden behind an addition fact. Students add, find the sum in the key and write the letter. The sentences use simple, decodable words so that early readers can read the answer.

The key gives every sum its own letter, so there is exactly one sentence. Choose sums up to 10 or up to 20.

Printing

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