Ten Frames (Numbers 0 to 20) (simple) — free printable clipart

How ten frames show every number from 0 to 20

This set shows the numbers 0 to 20 on ten frames: one frame of ten squares for 0 to 10, and two stacked frames for 11 to 20. Each frame is a 2 × 5 grid, so a full frame is always exactly ten counters.

Numbers covered

0 to 20 — 21 cards in all

One frame

2 rows of 5 = 10 squares

Numbers using one frame

0 to 10

Numbers using two frames

11 to 20

Counters in a full frame

10

Counters in two full frames

20

How each number is built

Top row of five first, then the bottom row, then the second frame

• The fixed 2 × 5 arrangement is what makes a ten frame worth more than a pile of counters: five is a full row, so 7 is seen as 5 and 2 rather than counted seven times. Recognising a quantity without counting is called subitising.
• Every number from 11 to 20 appears as one full frame plus some more — 14 is 10 + 4, 18 is 10 + 8. That is tens-and-ones place value shown with counters before it is written as digits.
• The empty squares are as informative as the filled ones. A frame showing 6 has 4 empty squares, which is the number bond 6 + 4 = 10. The full set of bonds to ten is 0 + 10, 1 + 9, 2 + 8, 3 + 7, 4 + 6 and 5 + 5.
• Doubles are easy to spot on two frames: 12 is 6 + 6, 14 is 7 + 7, 16 is 8 + 8, 18 is 9 + 9 and 20 is 10 + 10.