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Tens Frames Addition

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Tens Frames Addition

Use tens-frame patterns to add. Show your thinking in the spaces provided.

Addition Patterns

1.Add 4 + 3. Then add 14 + 3.
2.Complete the pattern: 5 + 6 = 11, so 15 + 6 = .
3.Choose the answer to 13 + 5.
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
4.Fill in the missing total: 6 + 2 = 8, so 16 + 2 = .

Tens-Frame Practice

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5.The grid shows 13 counters. Add 4 more counters. How many counters are there altogether?
Draw counters in tens frames to work out 15 + 3. Write the total below.
6.A full tens frame holds 10 counters. If there are 7 more counters, there are 17 altogether. Add 2 counters: what is the new total?

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7.Use the 16-counter frame above. If 2 more counters are added, how many are there?

Think and Explain

8.Tick every addition that equals 18.
  • 10 + 8
  • 12 + 5
  • 14 + 4
  • 16 + 2
  • 13 + 6
9.Match each addition to its total: 11 + 4, 13 + 6, 15 + 2, 12 + 5, 14 + 3. Choose from 15, 17, and 19.
  • 11 + 4
  • 13 + 6
  • 15 + 2
  • 12 + 5
  • 14 + 3
  • 17
  • 17
  • 19
  • 15
  • 17
10.Work out 17 + 5 by splitting 17 into 10 and 7. Complete: 17 + 5 = 10 + 7 + 5 = 10 + = .
11.Is 14 + 4 greater than 17? Answer yes or no, then write the total.
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3 printable pages

  • Tens Frames Addition, page 1 of 3: Addition Patterns, Tens-Frame Practice

    Page 1

  • Tens Frames Addition, page 2 of 3: 5. The grid shows 13 counters. Add 4 more counters. How many counters are there

    Page 2

  • Tens Frames Addition, page 3 of 3: Think and Explain

    Page 3

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