They’re even great for a back to school activity!

Getting Ready

These printable ten frame activities couldn’t be simpler to prepare. I printed them out and grabbed some crayons I had on hand. That’s it! I was ready for some serious ten frame fun!

Apple Ten Frames

I used the first printable in a math bin during math workshop because I knew it would take a little longer for kids to complete than the second activity.

My kindergarteners love anything that lets them color and use crayons, so they were very happy to fill in “apples” on each ten frame. They simply read the number and then used their crayons to color the ten frame to match.

We used green, red, and yellow crayons to make it even more “apple-like.”

For the second printable, I used it as a morning work activity for my students so that they could have a quick review of counting and number writing.

We work hard on number recognition, especially in the fall as school starts, so counting the apples and writing the numbers was a great opportunity for us to practice number identification, counting, one-to-one correspondence and number writing, too!

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Getting Ready

To prep the activity, I printed all of the pages on cardstock and laminated them for durability.

Then I cut out each card and put them in a pile.

I also gathered the extra supplies students would need to complete the cards: dry erase markers and building manipulatives. I used playdough and mini erasers for students to build each number, but you could also use LEGOS, unifix cubes or pom poms!

Apple Tree Counting Cards

The first time through, I used the cards with a small group of students at my teacher table so I could easily check for understanding.

Working our way around the table, students took turns picking a card from the pile.

The first child chose the number four. She counted the apples in the tree.

Then she used mini erasers to build the number 4.

Next, she practiced writing the number using a dry erase marker.

When she finished, she cleaned off her card, and put it back in the pile for the next person!

A few days later, we pulled out the cards again! This time we practiced using the cards with squishy playdough (always a kid favorite!).

Students loved getting to make playdough balls to show each number on their cards and I loved that they were getting extra number practice!

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Getting Ready

To prep these puzzles, I printed and laminated the cards to give them extra durability.

Then I sliced along the cut lines to separate the puzzle pieces.

Pumpkin Number Puzzles

We had already been working with teen numbers as a whole group so I decided to use this number puzzles activity as a way for children to review and consolidate their understanding of different representations.

I introduced this number puzzles activity during our small group rotation time by reminding students about ‘trusting the count’ – we don’t have to count the base ten each time we get one of those pieces.

I pulled out the numbered pumpkins from the pile of pieces and spread them out on the table.

Picking up one puzzle piece at a time, we worked together to figure out the number shown and then placed it next to the correct number pumpkin.

Pairing the pieces was a great way to work on number recognition, reading, seed counting and base ten blocks at the same time.

With a few puzzles complete, children worked through the remaining matches as a group.

Then I slid the pieces into a STEM box so students could pull them out as a free choice or early finisher activity later.

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