Decomposing a Ten Frame Activity

Ten frame addition practice on making 10: students match ten-frame cards to equations from 9+1 to 0+10, then colour ten frames to show each fact.
Year groups
Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 1–3 (Key Stages 1–2)
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Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject
Subtraction, Addition, Addition and Subtraction, Numbers, Maths
Topic
Statistics
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This activity is great for helping students understand how to decompose numbers to make 10. It is also a great way for students to practise their addition skills. This activity can be used in a small group or as a whole class.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Decompose 10 into pairs of addends

  • Represent an addition fact on a ten frame

Teaching tips

  • The worksheet calls for blue and green crayons, one colour for each addend.

Skills covered

  • Card matching — pairing each ten-frame picture with its equation

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Core concepts

  • Ten frames

  • Making 10

  • Decomposing numbers

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