Colouring NestHow Many? Ten Frame Worksheet
- Ages 4–6
- Easy
- 2 pages
- Worksheet
- Answer key
- PDF: Letter & A4
Tip: download the PDF for Letter or A4 paper, print it at 100% and use a pencil or crayon.
Up nextMake 10 Ten Frame Worksheet →Eight ten frames with dots to count. Children write how many dots are in each frame in the box beside it. Encourage them to use the frame instead of counting every dot: a full top row is 5, so a full top row and two more is 7. The answers are on page 2.
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.