ten-frame
nounUK /ˈtɛn freɪm/
US /ˈtɛn freɪm/
A ten-frame is a box with ten small squares used to help kids count and see numbers.
The teacher put seven counters on the ten-frame to show the number seven.
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2. A rectangular grid divided into two rows of five squares, used to build number sense.
We filled the ten-frame with five red and five blue counters.
3. A visual tool for showing how many more are needed to make ten.
Looking at the ten-frame, she saw that three more counters would fill it.
4. A classroom math aid for practicing addition and subtraction within ten.
He used the ten-frame to solve six plus two.