Lesson 2.1 6 to 10 on the Ten-Frame

Steps

1. Warm-up

   Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.

   • Ask: “What number comes just after 3?” Listen for: 4
   • Ask: “What number comes just before 9?” Listen for: 8
   • Ask: “What number comes just after 7?” Listen for: 8
   • Ask: “What number comes just after 8?” Listen for: 9
   • Ask: “What number comes just after 1?” Listen for: 2
2. Teach the new idea

   Say this: “A ten-frame has two rows of five. A full top row is 5, so 7 is a full row and 2 more.”

   Say this: “A full ten-frame is 10.”

   Say this: “Ten-frame: a box of 10 squares in two rows of 5.”

3. Show how

   Show: How many? Count and write the number.

   

   Say this: “Touch each one and count: 1, 2, 3, … 8.”

   Answer: 8

   Show: How many? Count and write the number.

   

   Say this: “Touch each one and count: 1, 2, 3, … 10.”

   Answer: 10

4. Practice together

   Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.

   Ask: How many? Count and write the number.

   

   Listen for: 5

   If stuck: Touch each one and count: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

   Ask: How many? Count and write the number.

   

   Listen for: 7

   If stuck: Touch each one and count: 1, 2, 3, … 7.

   Ask: How many? Count and write the number.

   

   Listen for: 6

   If stuck: Touch each one and count: 1, 2, 3, … 6.

   7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.

5. Watch for
   • Counting every dot from 1 each time. See the full row of 5 and count on.
6. Game: Ten-Frame Flash

   Fill a ten-frame with buttons, show it for three seconds, then cover it. Your child says how many. Five-and-some-more patterns become quick.

7. Narration

   Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”

   Listen for: Count 6 to 10 objects.; Use the ten-frame to see 5 and some more.

8. Scripture

   But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

   God cares about the smallest details of our lives, even the hairs we could never count.

9. Daily habit

   Count to 20 aloud. Then hold up fingers for a number and have your child say it without counting.

Spread over the week

5 sessions of 15–20 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

1. Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
2. Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
3. Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
4. Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
5. Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.