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Home : 2002 : Jun : 18
Doubles Using Ten Frames
By Amanda K
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I use what is called a ten frame. It is basically a chart with two columns of ten squares (5 and 5) next to each other. I give each student two of these ten frames and ten Unifix cubes of one color (e.g. green) and ten Unifix cubes of another color (e.g. red). The idea is that the students get to put one green on a square on the first ten frame and one red on a square on the other ten frame. That makes the double 1+1=2. Two cubes on each frame makes 2+2=4, and so on. I have colored large ten frames of my own for all the doubles so that I can hold it up and show the class what it looks like. We show all the Doubles up through 10+10=20, and I write them on the board as we do them.Then, I ask the kids things like, "Show me the Double for 5+5." I check to see that everyone has done it, and I hold up my example, then I ask, "What's 5+5?" Everyone calls out the answer. When we've done a few of these, I ask things like, "Show me the Double that has the answer 14." Incidentally, you can change this activity to a Neighbors activity (problems such as 5+6, and 8+9) by giving each student an extra cube that is of a different color than the other cubes, and have the students add the extra cube to make a Double like 8+8 turn into a Neighbor like 8+9. I hope that this helps!
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