Match Ten Frames to One More

Read the Instructions aloud and act out the Example with real objects first. Ask 'how many now?' after each change, and use the 'one more' pages before the 'one less' pages.

Count the counters in each ten frame and draw a line to the ten frame with one more. The directions on the page read: Count the counters in each ten frame on the left. Draw a line to the ten frame on the right that has one more. The page opens with a worked example, and an answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for Preschool number order, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with one more and one less. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

A grid of ten boxes, two rows of five, filled from the top left. Its value is that amounts become recognizable shapes: a full top row is always five, and eight always looks like a full row plus three. Children start seeing quantities instead of counting them one at a time.

Part of the frame is filled and your child works out how many more are needed to make 10. Because the empty boxes are visible, the answer can be seen before it is counted, which is exactly the bridge from counting to knowing.

Our number system is built on tens, so the pairs that make 10 turn up everywhere later. A child who knows 6 and 4 instantly can handle 16 plus 4, and later 26 plus 4, without counting. It is one of the highest value facts to have automatic.

18 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for preschool children, roughly ages 3-5. Start with the first few pages, use the free preview to judge the fit, and come back to harder ones as your child gets steadier.

No. Most pages ask children to circle, trace, match, color, or cut and paste, and a few ask for a single number. A grown-up can read the instructions aloud, so children do not need to read yet.