Ten Frame Train

Explore ten frames and place value by creating a paper ten frame train. Kids construct a train out of construction paper. Then, they glue ten frames on the box cars, except for the caboose. They add "passengers" to each frame (sponge paint). Then, they figure out the number of passengers and write it on the caboose.

SWAT!

swatter via nytimes

Using a fly swatter, kids try to swat and capture matching flies. Example above: swatter is looking for the number 9. There are six flies that represent the number 9. Click here for a free printable!

Dime Collector

2 player game: Each player gets a ten frame. Players take turns rolling a die. They count out the number of pennies the die lands on and place them on their ten frame. When a player fills his ten frame, he trades his pennies in for a dime. Play the game until kids get bored. The player with the most dimes wins!

Tape Math

Create oversized ten frames and number lines on the classroom floor! You could even practice coordinate graphing! Then, use your tape roll to go on an angle walk (below)! Click here for details! Also, check out Polygon Construction!

Other activities that can be done with tape in the classroom:
Hot Wheels Math
Blacktop Geometry
Me! Graphing
Hop the Clock!
Run N Round
Kid Calculator
Oreo Math

Fractions with Pattern Blocks

Teacher Blogspot simplified fractions for students with the use of pattern blocks! I really like this idea. So, I turned it into a part, part, whole activity! 

Check out Illuminations and Cynthia Lanius for free printables to go along with this lesson!

For younger kids, check out Joyful Learning in KC's Eric Carle Math with pattern blocks!
Use pattern blocks for missing addends, click here and scroll down!
Click here to see this activity with coins!

Number Bond Game

2 player game
materials: 4 straws, 6 paper plates (2 large, 4 small), tape

Younger kids - dice and number counters (or paperclips, beans, cheerios, etc.)
Roll the dice, using number counters, kids count out the number they rolled. Then, they place the number counters on the whole plate. They roll again, count out the number with their number counters, and place the counters on one of the "part" plates. Whoever figures out the missing part and places the correct number of counters on the plate first gets a point!

You can also use money. Ex: place one dollar on the whole plate and some coins on one of the part plates. Kids figure out the missing part, counting out coins.

Older Kids:
Kids pull two number cards from the pile. They place the larger card on the whole plate and the smaller card on one of the part plates. The first one to figure out the missing addend gets a point! 

Ten Frame War

After creating ten frame dominoes, I had to make a War version! Print 2 copies of the ten frame cards and 1 copy of the the 1 more, 1 less, and word form cards. Cut the cards out. Then, challenge each other to a game of Ten Frame War! Deal out cards evenly. Each player lays one card down. The player with the greater value card gets to keep his card and take the other player's card. Winner of the game is determined by who has the most cards.

Regrouping with a Place Value Mat

E is for Explore demonstrated regrouping 2-digit addition using dimes and pennies. But, what do you do when you're dealing with hundreds, thousands, and even higher numbers?! 3 Teacher Chicks simply used a place value mat (which they drew on their desk with dry erase markers!) and chips!


Activity: Take out a place value mat and label cut out paper circles, milk caps, number counters, or even small rocks with the place values your students are working on (ones, tens, hundreds, etc.). Next, have them make a visual representation of both numbers on their mat. Then, they do the math! See example below:

Shake and Number Bond!

Help kids with number sense (understanding parts and wholes) as well as fractions! All you need is a cup with a lid and two-sided counters (a color on one side and a different color on the other). Kids shake the cup and pour the counters on the table. Then, without flipping any of their counters over, they count how many of each color landed face up. For example, 6 red and 7 blue landed face up, with a total of 13 counters. Six and seven are both parts of thirteen (the whole). Not only does this game help with addition skills, but also with fractions. Have kids write the number bond and fractions for each color.

Note: You could also use ten frames with this game. After kids spill their counters on the table, they place the counters on ten frames. Kids see that 13 equals 1 ten and 3 ones, which helps with place value skills!

Have kids compare their number bonds. One friend could have 9 red and 4 blue. While someone else ended up with 3 red and 10 blue! Kids see various combinations of two numbers that equal the same whole: 13. 

If you want to take the activity further, you could have kids write out the fact family for their number as well. However, this would take the fun out of the game!

Ten Frame Dominoes

Oversized Ten Frame Dominoes, I made these so kids could improve their number sense, understand base ten, and have fun while doing so! Kids twist and turn dominoes, matching numerals to ten frames. 

Ten Frame Bowling / Addition with 3 Addends

Work on ten frames, addition with 3 addends, and hand / eye coordination all at the same time! Set up 10 plastic water or soda bottles like bowling pins at a math station. Grab a ball and the fun begins! Give kids three blank ten frames. They play 3 rounds. After each round, they color in the ten frame for the round to match the number of pins they knocked down. When they finish their game, they write an equation to figure out the total number of pins they knocked down. You can print out ten frames here, as well as other math printables.

Part Part Whole - Money

Give kids a "whole," one coin, a few coins, or a bill. Then, have them choose coins that make that amount of money. They organize their coins into two parts to make their whole.

Ten Frame Game

Roll a die and play the ten frame game!