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Counting to 10 with Ten-Frames Worksheet
Draw the number of dots asked for in each ten-frame, one in each box.
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Counting to 10 with Ten-Frames
10 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Read the number. Draw that many dots. Put one dot in each box.
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About this worksheet
A ten-frame is two rows of five boxes. Filling it one dot at a time makes a child match each number word to exactly one thing, which is what counting is.
Because the top row holds five, a child starts to see 7 as "five and two more" instead of counting every dot from one. That picture of numbers is what later makes adding within 10 quick.
A worked example
Draw 7 dots in the ten-frame.
- Start in the top-left box.
- Fill the top row, counting aloud: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
- Move to the bottom row and keep counting: 6, 7. Stop.
- Check: a full row of five and two more is 7.
Answer: 7 dots: the whole top row and two boxes of the bottom row.
The common mistake
What it looks like: Skipping a box or drawing two dots in one, so the count no longer matches the number.
Why it happens: Young children often say the numbers faster or slower than they draw, and the count drifts.
How to fix it: One dot, one number: say each number as the pencil touches the box. Fill the top row first, so "five and some more" is easy to check.
Ten minutes a day, on paper. We plan what comes next.
A printed page and a pencil. No screen, no login for your child. Snap a photo when they’re done: AI scores it, and what they missed comes back on the sheets that follow.
- Mon Counting to 10 with Ten-Frames
- Tue What they missed, back again
- Wed The next step, when they’re ready
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