Ten Frames – Free Download

Download contains:

• 10 frames showing numbers 1 – 10;
• 10 frames showing addends (number pairs) to 10;
• Blank ten frame templates.

Use this resource to develop the following aspects of number sense:

• Demonstrating one-to-one correspondence between a number and quantity;
• Decomposing and composing numbers (breaking down / building up numbers e.g. knowing 4 + 1 = 5);
• Discriminating quantities and identifying which is bigger / smaller.
• Developing a child’s ability to subitise i.e. to recognise how many are in a small group of objects without having to count them;
• Contrasting magnitudes and identifying which is bigger than / smaller than (without having to count how many are in each set);
• Conducting simple addition and subtraction operations.