Halloween & Fall Fun
The Introduction to the 5 & 10-Frames
Turn over a number and find the frame
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Pumpkin 10-Frame
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I have experimented with different activities to introduce my kindergarteners to how and why to use a 5-frame. Some students had difficulty connecting the concrete idea with more abstract unit frames, and thus, engagement wasn't as high as I wanted.
This posting outlines my latest and most successful (so far) way of introducing the 5-10 frames concept. The 10-frame is a useful strategy and will assist the understanding of decomposing numbers and addition activities.
I found these fun pumpkin ice cube trays at the Dollar Tree-of course, for $1.00 each. It seemed like they would be much more engaging for a beginning introduction lesson than the usual cut-apart egg cartons I had been using.
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Firstly, I start with the idea of the 5-frame, so I cover up the bottom 5 in the '10 frame'. Tape a piece of paper over the bottom part so only the 5-frames are visible. Get your students familiar with the order of the frame spaces. Start at the top left and move to the right-exactly as reading a page in a book.At this point, only give each student the numbered sticks 1-5. Turn each number stick face down, so they see the sticker and not the number. Select one number stick and turn it over. Whatever the number, count that may spaces
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Use 5 or 10 numbers for your frame
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in the 1-5 frame. Counting by 1's, place a pompon in each area until you have that many spaces filled. Suppose you turn over a 4, count to 4, and set a pompom in each frame. Clear the spaces and select another number stick.
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Compare With Pumpkin 5-frame
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Continue until all the sticks have been turned over. To help make a connection and better understand the more abstract 5-frame, display the 5-frame to your students.
Start a discussion comparing the ice cube tray frame and the 5-frame. What do your students notice? There have been occasions that I have asked students to use their journals to briefly write what they observed.Once you believe your students understand the concept and purpose of the 5-frame, take the tape off the tray, so students see all the 10 spaces. Demonstrate how to use the bottom row-same as the top row-start left to right (again like reading a page to 10 with the 10-frame.
You may want to display this 10-frame on the board. Have students discuss with a buddy how the 10-frame is like the 5-frame. How are they different? Write their responses on the board as an extra visual.
Once you believe your students understand the concept and purpose of the 5-frame, take the tape off the tray so students see all the 10 spaces Demonstrate how to use the bottom row-same as the top row-start left to right (again like reading a page to 10 with the 10-frame.
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Turn over a number stick
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Compare to Pumpkin 10-frame
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Using the pumpkin 10-frame, give the students 10 pompons and all 10 numbered sticks. Play the 10-frame number game as you did the 5-frame, by turning over a number, one at a time. Counting by 1's, place a pompom in each space for that number. |
Stickers on the back of each stick
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Suppose you turn over an 8. Fill in the top row and immediately go to the bottom row-again left to right. Clear the spaces and select another number stick until all the numbers have been turned over. It will be easy for students to quickly clean up the activity if they check the back stickers to ensure they are all the same design. Place the sticks with the same stickers in baggies or other containers for other uses. In the next blog, I will discuss how I use the same materials to add and subtract.
