Saturday, January 24, 2015

Ten Frames

How do ten frames help us understand numbers?

When learning about the numbers from 11 - 19, ten frames help us understand how to represent these numbers as one complete group of ten plus additional ones.  We worked on matching number cards with ten frames showing the correct way to represent these numbers.  This will help us develop an understanding of place value.




 
This page from a recent assessment shows how students are expected to recognize and write the numbers being represented in  the ten frames.  The expectation is that they will recognize ten and count on from ten to add the additional ones, ie. 12 is 10, 11, 12.  They must also be able to draw and represent the numbers 11 - 19 using ten frames.

Common Core Standard - Number & Operations in Base Ten 
Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value.
1. Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each composition or decomposition by a drawing or equation (such as 18 = 10 + 8); understand that these numbers are composed of ten ones and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.


We also use ten frames to help us understand how many more must be added to a given number to make 10.  Similar to our game, I Wish I Had Five, we also play I Wish I Had Ten.  While we are learning our facts fluently to 5, we use ten frames to help us understand how many more we need to make ten.

"I have 7, I wish I had 3."

Common Core Standard - Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.
4. For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.

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