It Makes Sense: Using Ten-Frames to Build Number Sense

Easy-to-follow teaching directions for compelling, engaging lessons!

From “Look, Quick!” to “Mystery Sums,” the twenty classroom-tested lessons in this resource provide friendly, meaningful support for using ten-frames. Ten-frames are one of the most important models that teachers can use to help students anchor to the landmark number ten and develop all aspects of number sense. They help students develop the skills they need to become flexible and fluent problem solvers.

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ISBN 978-0-325-13765-0 / 0-325-13765-X / SKU E13765
2022 / 296pp / Paperback
Grade Level: Kindergarten-2nd

Topics: Differentiated Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Math

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Easy-to-follow teaching directions for compelling, engaging lessons!

From “Look, Quick!” to “Mystery Sums,” the twenty classroom-tested lessons in It Make Sense: Using Ten-Frames to Build Number Sense provide friendly, meaningful support for using ten-frames.

Many state standards require students to solve addition and subtraction problems using models. Ten-frames are one of the most important models that teachers can use to help students anchor to the landmark number ten and develop all aspects of number sense. Additionally, state standards expect that students become fluent and flexible in their ability to compute numbers. Ten-frames help students develop the skills they need to become flexible and fluent problem solvers.

A wealth of teacher supports

The step-by-step lessons are presented in three categories:

Routines
Games
Problem-solving activities

The lessons are intentionally designed to provide students with opportunities to think, reason, and communicate about numbers. The lessons offer a wealth of teacher support, including:

strategies for differentiating instruction
assessment rubrics
examples of student thinking
technology tips
teacher reflections
reproducible ten-frames, ten-frame cards, and computation cards that are also available in a downloadable, printable format

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Reviews

"Compelling, engaging lessons! This resource is every teacher’s dream! The organization and layout is very user-friendly. My favorite parts are the hints provided for helping teachers ask key questions, differentiate their instruction, and support ELL learners."

—Christine Sanchez, first-grade teacher, Beneke Elementary, Houston, Texas

"Clear, concise, complete! This resource provides teachers with easy-to-follow teaching directions for compelling, engaging lessons, including key questions to explore with students, suggestions for support of ELL students, management tips, assessment, correlation with NCTM Focal Points, insights into how children learn or how they might respond, and teacher reflections. It Makes Sense: Using Ten-Frames to Build Number Sense provides rich opportunities for professional discussion."

—Maryann Wickett, classroom teacher, Encinitas, California, coauthor of This Is Only a Test: Teaching for Mathematical Understanding in an Age of Standardized Testing