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Add with ten-frames

A ten frame has 10 spaces. It helps you see numbers as "some and some more to make 10".

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How to do it

  1. A full row is 5. A full frame is 10.
  2. Count the filled spaces.
  3. Count the empty spaces to see how many more make 10.

Worked example

7 counters in a frame
Top row full (5) plus 2 more = 7
3 empty spaces, so 7 + 3 = 10

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Count the empties for "how many more".

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