About Make Ten
A ten frame, two rows of five boxes, is partly filled with dots. Your child works out how many more dots would fill it and taps the answer, with the matching sum shown below. Pairs that make ten come up again and again when adding bigger numbers.
How to play
- Count the dots and the empty boxes in the frame.
- Tap the number of dots that would fill every box.
- With a keyboard, press 1, 2, 3 or 4 to pick an answer tile.
What your child practices
- Pairs that make 10
- Making 20
- Adding on to a target
- Seeing numbers in a ten frame
How it grows with your child
LittleAges 4-6
Four rounds, with 6 to 9 dots already in the frame.
YoungAges 6-8
Anywhere from 1 to 9 dots, so any pair that makes 10 can come up.
Big KidsAges 8-11
Make 20 instead of 10, starting from 5 to 19 dots.
Play together
Hold up some fingers and ask how many more make ten, then swap roles and let your child ask you.
