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Addition Using Ten Frame

  • Writer: Our Special Story
    Our Special Story
  • Mar 16
  • 3 min read

What is it

A set of worksheets made to teach children how to count up to 10 using a visual tool, that is ten frames. Ten Frame allows children to visualize numbers and help them with simple addition. There is also a set of worksheets for children who want to challenge themselves with addition (more than 10) using the ten frame. With the given prompts and ample practices at the start, children will be able to add using ten frame independently at the end of the worksheet. 


Teaching Objectives

  • Practice counting skills and putting together items up to 10

  • Recognising numbers on the ten frames 

  • Adding numbers using the ten frames 

  • Learning how to add circles into the ten frames correctly


How to use

1) Count and Write 

  • Read the scenarios and equations given with your child, and guide them to count the number of boxes that are filled on the ten frames. Then, write the answers in the boxes provided. 

    • Offer verbal prompts by counting aloud together. 

    • If your child requires help in recognizing and writing numbers, offer visual prompts by writing the answers in dotted format, and get your child to trace the number instead. (e.g., answer is “8”, get your child to trace “8” instead)

  • At the same time, emphasize to your child that addition means putting things together, and to do addition, one needs to count the total. 




2) Addition with Ten Frame

  • Read aloud the equation with your child

  • Fill in the boxes with green dots, from left to right, for the first number. 

  • Then, continue to fill in the boxes with blue dots for the second number.

  • Count the number of filled boxes and write down the answer. 

    • This worksheet offers step-by-step guidance and each step is broken into smaller steps to help your child learn and acquire the skills.

    • Prompts, like tracing, colour coding, underlines and circles, are faded systematically. Whenever a prompt is faded, guide notes in the form of yellow speech bubbles are provided. This is to assist both parents and child in the subsequent step. 




3) Ten Frame Templates 

  • Cut and laminate the ten frame templates for future uses and expose your child to more equations. You can fill in the spaces of the ten frames using either objects like buttons or magnets, or drawing circles using whiteboard markers.

    • Offer visual prompts by colour coding the first and second numbers of the equation. (E.g., equation is “2 + 5 = __”, write the number 2 using a green marker and write the number 5 using a blue marker). Afterwards, get your child to fill in the ten frames using the two coloured markers. 




Teaching tips

  • Before doing addition using the ten frame template, allow your child to familiarize with the ten frames first. Say out any number from 1 to 10, and get the child to fill in the square spaces of the ten frames with counters. Teach your child to fill in the ten frames from the leftmost space to right, and only when the top row is filled, do they fill in the second row. Again, from leftmost space to right for the bottom row as well. 

  • E.g., “7” can be represented as 5 filled counters in the top row, and 2 filled counters in the bottom row. 


Here are some videos that can help with teaching the concept:



Embed more learning opportunities

  • Receptive language – “Point to the blue circles”, “Draw 3 green circles”, “Trace the number 9”, “Write down the answer” 

  • Expressive language – “Let’s count all”, “How many circles are there altogether” 




-Specially created by Our Special Story-


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