Practise rainbow facts (friends of 10) without the prep. This 5-page black and white worksheet set gives Prep to Year 1 students scaffolded practice recalling number pairs that add to 10. Four different task formats move from supported to independent recall, plus a rainbow colouring page. Just print and go.
What makes this useful:
- 5 pages, black and white, ink-friendly printing
- Scaffolded across 4 difficulty levels (not just the same task repeated)
- Students move from completing sums, to finding missing addends, to writing their own facts
- Print-and-go (no cutting, no laminating, no teacher prep)
- Rainbow colouring page doubles as a display or early finisher activity
What is included:
- Page 1: Rainbow facts with both addends shown (write the answer)
- Page 2: Missing addend format (__ + __ = 10)
- Page 3: Missing first addend format (__ + 6 = __)
- Page 4: Blank rainbow facts (students write their own pairs)
- Page 5: Rainbow colouring and display page
Which year levels are these rainbow facts worksheets suitable for? Designed for Australian Prep to Year 1 (ages 5 to 7). Also suits Year 2 students consolidating number bonds to 10, composite Prep to Year 2 classes, and international Kindergarten to Grade 2.
What maths concepts does this cover? Rainbow facts, the pairs of whole numbers that add to 10 (1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5). Students practise recall, missing addend reasoning, and independent fact generation across four scaffolded formats.
What format is this file? PPTX. A4 pages in PowerPoint, visually flattened so images, answer fields and fonts stay in place on any device. If you prefer a PDF, right-click and select 'Save as PDF' for both options in one download.
