creating ten frame manipulatives

Speaking of planning, I am sketching out the next nine weeks of math instruction. We are beginning work over the next nine weeks of really identifying, writing and composing/decomposing numbers 11-19 using tens and ones. As I was at the Dollar Tree today, I grabbed three sets of foam sheets. I was thinking of a way to make simple groups of tens and ones (simple on myself) and these fit the bill. I will draw a complete group of ten using a sharpie and bingo daubers, and then cut singles using a paper cutter. Having different colors will allow me to have sets that are easy to use in small groups and for easy clean up. I wanted to make some ten frames that felt manipulative, and this will work nicely for my small group work!

Any chance to help kinders "see" numbers in an organized fashion greatly helps them to improve their math skills, just like we teach number formation on a dice. Now, you can have your kinders seeing numbers to 10 - and it will help with the standard K.OA.2 (knowing how many more to make 10). Bring on the algebra in Kindergarten!

More on Ten Frames

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Ten Frame Teacher Font
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Composing & Decomposing: a Guided Math Lesson Plan Flow
Teen Frame Decomposing Game
Ten Frame Flash Cards

Based on what I've learned, tried and continue to see in my kinders... Now that I'm here, there's no turning back!How else can you make manipulative-feeling ten frames? I tried laminated paper, but it just wasn't substantial enough and was too hard for kinder fingers to grab... Share your ideas!
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- Leslie

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