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Farm Animal Ten Frame Math Cards

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September 15, 2016 by Katie T. Christiansen 4 Comments

Help children learn about counting and numbers with this easy method. I made these farm animal ten frame math cards because I believe that ten frame cards are the answer  to helping children understand numbers and counting, instead of just memorization.

These farm themed free math printables are perfect for helping children count and learn about numbers. Use these in a math center or a small group, or you can even hang them on the wall.

Imagine this! Your child or student looks at the card with seven ducks. Instantly, the child knows that there are seven ducks, without looking at the number or counting the ducks! This math skill is known as subitizing, and it can completely revolutionize how children learn math, setting them up for success with addition, subtraction, and more!

Don’t waste any time on rote memorization! That’s something I was told a long time ago, and I followed that advice.

But I didn’t know what to do instead!

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Now, I know that ten frames are the perfect solution for helping children truly understand numbers and quantity.

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How to Use Ten Frame Cards

There are numerous ways that you can use ten frame cards! Their purpose is to help children understand numbers as groups.

This will help set the stage for math success in elementary school!

Let children explore them and become familiar with them. Then help children notice the trends of a ten frame card. If the entire top row is filled, that means there are five. And it always means that!

Likely, children will already be able to figure out numbers 1-3 (but it’s OK if they need help with that too).

Then point out that we know what four is because there is one empty spot at the top of the ten frame. Once they have numbers 1-5 mastered, then you can use these strategies for 6-10.

Anytime the entire ten frame is full, that means there are 10. This will be such an amazing tool to help children learn to count by 5s and 10s. Then they will be able to associate things such as 5 +2 = 7.

Ten frames are absolutely brilliant, and I am so thankful for the person who figured them out!

Farm Animal Ten Frame Cards

These farm themed free math printables are perfect for helping children count and learn about numbers. Use these in a math center or a small group, or you can even hang them on the wall. Use these farm themed ten frame cards to make math fun for young children.

To make your own ten frame cards, I made this super simple! All you have to do is print them out and cut them out!

If for any reason yours don’t print properly, use legal sized paper. That will fix it right away.

I recommend printing them out onto cardstock or laminating them! I love my laminator and buy these refills.

Use them in a math center or you can hang them on the wall somewhere. Do whatever works best for you! I’d love to hear how you use them!

Grab your farm animal ten frame cards here!

These farm themed free math printables are perfect for helping children count and learn about numbers. Use these in a math center or a small group, or you can even hang them on the wall. Use these farm themed ten frame cards to make math fun for young children.

 

Are you looking for more farm themed activities? Here are some fantastic ideas!

If you have a farm theme, here are some great activities to do with preschoolers or kindergartners!

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Farm CVC Words // A Dab of Glue Will Do

Farm Counting Cards // Playdough to Plato

Expressing Feelings on the Farm // Liz’s Early Learning Spot

Count and Graph on the Farm // Sara J Creations

Pigs in the Mud Alphabet Match // The Kindergarten Connection

Farm Animal Puzzles // Powerful Mothering

Farm Play Dough Activity // Mom Inspired Life

Farm Washing Sensory Bin // Coffee Cups and Crayons

Farm Counting Book // Recipe for Teaching

Interactive Farm Book // Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station

Gross Motor Farm Game // Modern Preschool

Farm Animal Sorting // Still Playing School

Farm Fence Number Ordering Mats // Fairy Poppins

Farm Letter Sound Matching Clip Cards // Schooling a Monkey

Making Farm Footprints // Pleasantest Thing

Farm Muffin Tin Syllable Counting Game // The Educators’ Spin on It

Farm Themed Old Maid // Stay at Home Educator

Farm Emergent Reader // The Letters of Literacy

Playful Farm Animals Hands on Math // Stir the Wonder

Farm Busy Box // Teach Me Mommy

Farm Animal Ten Frame Cards // Preschool Inspirations

Farm Addition Cards // The Stem Laboratory

Interactive Math Addition Book // DIY Farm Wife

Farm Animal Sentences // (Not Pictured) The Simplified Classroom

Old MacDonald’s Farm Busy Bag // (Not Pictured) Adventures of Adam

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Katie T. Christiansen
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Katie has spent 17 combined years in the Early Childhood field as a teacher, preschool owner, and educational writer. She has worked in profit and non-profit programs, high-risk schools, and started an in-home preschool and outdoor collaborative preschool program. She adores being a mom to three children, and her youngest is currently in preschool.
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  1. Adventures of Adam says

    September 16, 2016 at 7:15 am

    What a great activity to print off and do

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    • Katie says

      September 19, 2016 at 10:04 pm

      You just made my day! Thank you!!

      Reply
  2. Teena Plona says

    August 30, 2024 at 7:42 am

    When I click the download link, it says the file is deleted. Is there a way this ten frame printable could be sent to my email address? I homeschool my severely autistic, nonverbal son. These would be very helpful. Thanks so much.

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    • Lauren Vaughan says

      September 28, 2024 at 2:02 pm

      Hi Teena,

      Thanks for taking the time to ask! I had some trouble with this file, but I have a different farm ten frame set that I hope he will love using! You can grab the free download at this blog post: https://preschoolinspirations.com/farm-counting-mats/

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