Count to fill a ten frame

key notes :

Introduction to Ten Frames:

✔A ten frame is a rectangular grid with 10 cells arranged in two rows of five. It helps students visualize numbers up to 10 by filling in cells with counters or objects.

Counting and Filling the Ten Frame :

🎇Students count out loud as they place objects (e.g., counters, beans) into the ten frame to match a given number.

⚽Visual Representation of Numbers :

✔visuals that clearly demonstrate how each number corresponds to the filled cells in the ten frame.

Learn with an example

There are 7 dots on the frame. A full frame has 10 dots.

✈️How many more dots do you need to make 10?

  • There are 7 dots on the frame.
  • Count the spaces that don’t have dots.
  • There are 3 spaces that don’t have dots.
  • You need 3 more dots to make 10.
  • 7 and 3 more make 10.

There are 8 dots on the frame. A full frame has 10 dots.

✈️How many more dots do you need to make 10?

  • There are 8 dots on the frame.
  • Count the spaces that don’t have dots.
  • There are 2 spaces that don’t have dots.
  • You need 2 more dots to make 10.
  • 8 and 2 more make 10.

There are 9 dots on the frame. A full frame has 10 dots.

✈️How many more dots do you need to make 10?

  • There are 9 dots on the frame.
  • Count the spaces that don’t have dots.
  • There is 1 space that doesn’t have a dot.
  • You need 1 more dot to make 10.
  • 9 and 1 more make 10.

Let’s practice!