Count to fill a ten frame
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🌟 Key Points: Count to Fill a Ten Frame 🧮✨
🔢 A Ten Frame has 10 boxes — arranged in 2 rows of 5.
👉 Example: ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🧠 Each box can hold one counter or dot.
- 🎈1 dot = number 1
- 🎈5 dots = number 5
- 🎈10 dots = number 10
🟢 Start filling from left to right, top row first!
➡️ Just like reading a book 📖
💡 Count as you fill the frame:
- 1️⃣…2️⃣…3️⃣… until you reach your number!
❤️ When all 10 boxes are filled, it means you have 10! 🎉
🧩 Use the ten frame to see how many more are needed to make 10.
- Example: If 6 boxes are filled 🟢,
- then 4 are empty ⬜ → “6 and 4 make 10!” 😍
🌈 Ten frames help in learning addition and subtraction later!
- Example: “If I have 7, how many more to make 10?”
🎨 You can use colorful counters or stickers 🎯 to make it fun!
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✨ Example Practice:
| Number | Ten Frame | Counting |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🟢🟢🟢⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ | “1, 2, 3!” |
| 7 | 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢⬜⬜⬜ | “7 filled, 3 more to 10!” |
🌟 Why Ten Frames are Important:
✅ Helps children see numbers visually 👀
✅ Builds strong number sense 💪
✅ Makes counting, adding, and subtracting easier 🧮
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!
