Make Ten Ten Frames Worksheet

Five-year-olds can stall when addition feels like guessing. This one-page make ten printable keeps the numbers small and visible, with ten-frame models for three and seven, seven and three, and six and four. The writing fields give a simple place to record what each model shows.

This is a good fit when a kindergartener can count objects to ten and is starting to connect counts with written numbers. Sit side by side and point to the filled spaces first, then the other part, then the full ten-frame. Keep the language steady: “Three and seven make ten,” “Seven and three make ten,” and “Six and four make ten.”

The practice works because the ten-frame shows the whole amount while the parts stay easy to see. Ask, “How many are in the first part?” and “How many more fill the frame?” Then have your child write the numbers in the fields. If writing slows things down, you can say the numbers together first, then let them copy or write one field at a time.

After this page, a natural next step is to place make-ten facts inside short math situations. The little math stories addition and subtraction worksheet helps children read a simple story and choose the operation, while another little math stories addition and subtraction page gives one more round of story-based practice. Those pages are helpful when the ten-frame facts feel familiar and you want a gentle move into word problems.