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title: 'Video: What first graders learn about adding and subtracting numbers smaller than 10'
description: In first grade, kids usually learn about adding and subtracting numbers from 0 to 10. Find out how to tell if your child is on track with this first-grade math skill.
slug: video-what-first-graders-learn-about-adding-and-subtracting-numbers-smaller-than-10
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:49:02.573Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-first-graders-learn-about-adding-and-subtracting-numbers-smaller-than-10
lang: en
---

# Video: What first graders learn about adding and subtracting numbers smaller than 10

It may be hard to remember a time when you couldn’t add and subtract single-digit numbers. But it’s a skill, and kids usually learn it in first grade. Watch this video from founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to learn how to tell if your child is on track.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/F2D7724C876540D2A5B78B2FC416D18C/8551deab60acdcf0e29f03b2638c10f3/VideoWhatFirstGradersLearn_AboutAddingAnd_SubtractingNumbers_SmallerThan10.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/zHoe-7XcECA)

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