Halloween & Fall Fun-Introduction to 5 & 10-Frame

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The Introduction to the 5 & 10-Frames

Turn over a number and find the frame

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I'd love to share a fun Halloween and 10-frame idea with you.

Pumpkin 10-Frame

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.

Use to introduce a 5-frame

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

Use 5 or 10 numbers for your frame

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.

Compare With Pumpkin 5-frame

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.

Turn over a number stick

Compare to Pumpkin 10-frame

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

               

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.

Stay tuned!

 

Spill The Beans Gameboards

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Spill the Beans Game Boards and Recording Sheets

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Hope this posting makes your classroom life easier! Students as well as teachers, love to play games. These ‘Spill the Beans’ games are a fabulous way to get your students interacting with each other and reinforce the math vocabulary that is so necessary for students.

 Years ago, when I first made this game, I only had one sheet and just used it for multiple operations. As I began to diversify my math centers and lessons, I put expanded the titles so children could easily see the skill involved. 

Easy roll & cover

All you need to start the easiest level, which is simply to identify the number of dots rolled on the cube, is the Cover the Number game board, crayons or markers for each player, and a number cube. I usually have them play as partners so can check each other when they count the dots.

Color in number rolled

Player 1 rolls-counts and colors in that number anywhere on the board. Player 2 rolls-counts and uses a different color to color in the number that is rolled. Continue until all the numbers are colored in or time is called. If there are no more uncolored numbers that you rolled, you lose that turn.

 If your target numbers are still numbers 0-6 you can use the same board numbers for operations addition, subtraction and multiplication.

Add 2 or 3 numbers

Subtract

Multiply

 When your students are ready to add and subtract higher numbers, use the board with numbers starting with 9 and higher.

You can also use the same board when ready for multiplication practice. If you have students ready to use any of above operations but with even higher target numbers, there is a generic board that can be used with any operation.           

Higher number board

Higher number board

I have used these recording sheets for many activities. Simply cut down the sheet down the middle so each partner could each have own sheet. 

Addition Recording Sheet

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