Colouring NestBlank Ten Frames
- Ages 3–6
- Easy
- 1 page
- Maths chart
- PDF: Letter & A4
Tip: tap a color, then tap any shape to fill it (or use the arrow keys and Enter). Your coloring is saved on this device automatically. To color on paper, download the Letter or A4 PDF and print it at 100%.
Up nextDouble Ten Frames →Two large, empty ten frames, each square about 3 cm wide: big enough for counters, buttons, mini erasers or small toys. Fill the top row first, left to right, then the bottom row. Online, tap the squares to colour them in and show any number from 0 to 10.
Also try: Number Line 0–10 · Number Line 0–20 · Hundreds Chart 1–100
Ten frame games
- Roll a dice and fill that many squares. How many more make ten?
- Show a frame for two seconds, hide it and ask “how many?”.
- Build the same number two ways, for example 6 as 5 and 1 or as 3 and 3.
When counting to 20 is secure, move on to the 0–20 number line and the hundreds chart. For more counting practice see the number coloring pages.
For teachers and parents
- What it practises
- Counting to 10 and 20, seeing numbers as five and some more, number bonds to 10
- How to use it
- Fill the top row first, left to right. Ask how many there are, and how many more make ten.
- Time
- About 5–15 minutes
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Printing tips
- Print the cards on card stock so they last, and cut along the dashed lines.
- Flash a card for two seconds and ask “how many?” to build quick counting without counting one by one.