tenframe
nounUK /ˈtɛn freɪm/
US /ˈtɛn freɪm/
A ten frame is a box with ten small spaces used to help kids count and see numbers.
The teacher asked us to put seven counters in the ten frame.
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2. A rectangular grid divided into two rows of five squares, used to build number sense in early math.
We filled the ten frame with five red and five blue dots.
3. A visual tool for showing how many more are needed to make ten.
Looking at the ten frame, I saw we needed three more to fill it.
4. A teaching aid for adding and subtracting within ten.
She used a ten frame to show that 6 plus 4 equals 10.