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Counting to 20 with Ten-Frames Worksheet
Draw the number of dots asked for, one in each box, filling one ten-frame before starting the next.
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Counting to 20 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
Each problem asks for a number from 11 to 20, mixed up, and gives two ten-frames to draw that many dots in, one dot per box. The child fills the first frame of ten, then starts the second.
Filling a whole frame and going on to the next shows a child that 12 is "ten and two more." That picture of the teen numbers is the start of place value.
A worked example
Draw 12 dots.
- Start in the top-left box of the first frame.
- Fill the top row, then the bottom row, counting 1 to 10. The first frame is full.
- Move to the second frame and keep counting: 11, 12. Stop.
- Check: one full frame and two more is 12.
Answer: One full ten-frame and 2 dots in the second frame.
The common mistake
What it looks like: Starting the second frame before the first is full, or spreading the shapes across both frames.
Why it happens: Two frames side by side look like one long row, and children fill whichever box is nearest.
How to fix it: Fill the first frame completely and say "ten." Only then move to the second frame for the extra ones.
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 20 with Ten-Frames
- Tue What they missed, back again
- Wed The next step, when they’re ready
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