Decomposing a Ten Frame Activity
This decomposing a ten frame activity helps kindergarten to 2nd grade students match ten frames to facts that make 10, with a practice page and answer key included.
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Description
Knowing the pairs of numbers that make 10 is one of the most useful facts a young mathematician can learn, because it makes adding and subtracting in your head much faster. This decomposing a ten frame activity helps students see that 10 can be broken into two parts in many different ways, such as 6 and 4 or 9 and 1. Each ten frame shows one way to split 10 with two colors of counters.
The game has 18 match cards: nine ten frame cards and nine equation cards. Every ten frame is filled with green and orange dots, and every equation card shows an addition fact that makes 10 with a matching green and orange dot over each number. Students count the green dots and the orange dots, find the equation card with the same two numbers, and lay the pair side by side. The cards are mixed so no card matches the card with the same number, and a match key lists every pair. A kindergarten practice worksheet lets students write the two parts of six more ten frames, and it comes with its own answer key.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover page
- A How to Use page with materials, prep tips, and simple steps
- 9 ten frame cards and 9 equation cards to cut and match
- A practice worksheet: write the two parts of each ten frame
- A match answer key and a practice answer key
Why This Activity Helps
First, the two colors let students see both parts of 10 at the same time, which builds a strong picture of number partners. Second, matching a picture to an equation connects counting with the symbols students write in math class. Third, hands-on games keep young learners active and talking about numbers as they work.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use the cards in a math center, with a small group, or as a quick partner game. Turn the cards face down to play a memory game, or time how fast a student can match all nine pairs. This kindergarten addition activity also works well as review for 1st and 2nd grade students who are learning to make a ten. Pair the decomposing a ten frame activity with the resources below for more practice.
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