FREE Ten Frame Placemat with Number Sense Routines
Ten frames are one of the most versatile math tools you’ll use in the primary classroom. They’re perfect for helping students develop fluency with number combinations and making ten, but…
Making Ten
Fast Five—Unleashing the Power of Ten Frames
Why Ten Frames Are So Effective Ten frames are powerful tools for helping students develop number sense, but their effectiveness depends on how they’re used. More than a way to…
Number Combinations Through 10
Discover how teaching number combinations through ten builds a strong foundation for fact fluency, mental math, and flexible number thinking.
Free St. Patrick’s Making 10 Game
Ten holds special importance in our number system. It’s no wonder, then, that a critical Kindergarten skill is knowing all of the combinations for making ten. With St. Patrick’s Day…
Roll and Cover: Combinations for Ten Game
Oh, how I love easy games that are engaging for the kiddos and require low prep time! Especially when those games develop critical skills, like composing and decomposing numbers and…
Making Ten Back and Forth Game
Ten has a special place in our number system, so it is critical that children know all the combinations for making ten. A quick look at where this skill goes…
1st Grade Essentials: Basic Fact Strategies
With pages of math standards at each grade level, what is really considered essential learning? In this series of posts, I attempt to highlight the key skills at every grade…
Kindergarten Essentials: Combinations for Numbers Through 10
What does Kindergarten math look like? What are the essential skills that every Kindergarten student should master prior to Grade 1? Believe it or not, fact fluency starts in Kindergarten…
