Investigate: Kenny’s Recital

Students explore the different ways that numbers within `10` can be composed. Note: The Activity was updated in the Teacher Edition PDF and in the Teacher Presentation Screens on 1/12/2026.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 1st Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Decompose numbers within `10` in more than 1 way. • Language Goal: Explain how to determine whether more addition expressions could be written to represent a number. (Speaking and Listening) Materials Lesson Resources: Activity PDF, Investigation Organizer PDF; Manipulative Kit: `10`-frames, connecting cubes, two-color counters