A ten frame is a rectangular grid made up of 10 boxes arranged in 2 rows of 5. Children use counters, dots or pictures to represent numbers from 0 to 10. Our ten frame cards turn this into quick games. There are dot cards for 1 to 20, number cards to match, and blank cards, in colour or black and white.
What’s in This Set?
- Ten frame cards 1 to 10 with number cards, in colour or black and white
- Twenty frame cards 11 to 20 with number cards, in colour or black and white
- Blank cards for drawing your own dots
Each set has the dot cards on page 1 and the number cards on page 2. The number cards show the numeral with the word underneath. All the cards are the same size, so you can mix them for games.
It’s A4, so on US Letter paper just choose “Fit to page”. Click a picture or its Download button to get that PDF.
Ten Frame Cards 1 to 10
The dots fill the top row first. That way, kids learn to see 5 and some more. In the colour set, each number card matches the colour of its dot card.
Twenty Frame Cards 11 to 20
The top frame is always a full ten in blue. The orange dots below show how many more, so 14 is easy to see as 10 and 4.
Blank Cards
There are five empty ten frames and five empty twenty frames. Kids draw their own dots, then write a number card to match.
Tip: print on card stock, or laminate the cards, so they last through lots of games.
Games to Play with Ten Frame Cards
- Quick look: show a dot card for two seconds, then ask how many.
- Match: lay out the dot cards and number cards face up, then pair them.
- Memory: turn everything face down and take turns finding pairs.
- Make 10: pick a card from 1 to 10 and say how many more make 10.
- Line up: put all the cards in order from 1 to 20.
More Printables to Try
For colouring and matching sheets, see our ten frames worksheets. Need empty frames for counters? Try the blank printables. For teen numbers, there are 11 to 20 worksheets too.
Which Ages Is This For?
In general, most children aged about 4 to 7 use these cards. That’s roughly Foundation to Year 1 in Australia, Reception to Year 2 in England and Pre-K to Grade 1 in the US. Younger kids can start with 1 to 10 only.
To see what each level covers, check the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, the national curriculum for England or the Common Core math standards used in many US states.
