Colouring NestMake 10 Ten Frame Worksheet
- Ages 5–7
- 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 nextBlank Ten Frames →Each ten frame shows a number; the empty squares show how many more make ten. Children count the empty squares and complete the sum, like 7 + 3 = 10. Knowing these number bonds to 10 by heart makes adding and subtracting much faster later on. Answers 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.