Core Skills Analysis
Math
- The student learned how to use tens frames as a visual aid to understand addition sums that equal ten.
- The activity reinforced the concept of 'making ten,' which is a foundational skill for understanding place value and addition strategies.
- The student practiced identifying how many more units are needed to complete a group of ten by counting the missing blocks.
- They developed early algebraic thinking by completing number sentences in the form of a + b = 10, understanding inverse relationships between numbers.
Tips
This activity is excellent for laying the groundwork for addition and number sense focused on ten. To deepen understanding, try using physical objects such as counters or blocks to create tens frames and let the child manipulate these to find missing amounts. Play 'make ten' games with cards or dice to strengthen mental math. Encourage the child to explain their reasoning verbally or through drawing, which builds communication skills and conceptual clarity. Finally, explore how these skills relate to everyday experiences, such as adding or grouping items in real life.
Book Recommendations
- Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews: A simple and engaging picture book that uses black dots to introduce the number ten and counting in creative ways.
- Mission Addition by Lauri Sassi: A fun story that introduces addition concepts through a space mission, incorporating sums and problem-solving.
- Math Fables: Lessons That Count by Greg Tang: This book uses rhymes and stories to help children see numbers and addition in everyday life.
Learning Standards
- ACMNA012 - Recognise, model, read, write and order numbers to at least 100.
- ACMNA013 - Investigate and use the properties of odd and even numbers.
- ACMNA014 - Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays.
- ACMNA019 - Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies.
Try This Next
- Create a worksheet where students fill in the missing number to make ten in various tens frames with different themes.
- Develop a quiz with mixed addition facts that sum to ten and ask students to write corresponding number sentences.
- Design a drawing activity asking students to represent their own tens frame with objects they choose and write the addition equation.