Farm Fun with Ten Frames: Subitizing Adventures!

Math Grades 1st Grade 4:17 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's explore numbers with a fun farm theme using ten frames! Learn to quickly recognize numbers and build a strong math foundation through an active game.

Video Resource

Ten Frame Subitizing Puzzle: On the Farm Math Brain Break

Move and Groove Math

Duration: 4:17
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Key Concepts

  • Subitizing (instantly recognizing the number of objects in a small group)
  • Ten Frames (a visual tool to represent numbers up to 10)
  • Number Recognition (identifying and understanding the value of numbers)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to subitize numbers up to 10 using ten frames.
  • Students will be able to relate ten frames to number recognition.
  • Students will be able to represent numbers using ten frames.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about farms and animals. Introduce the concept of a 'ten frame' and explain how it helps us see numbers quickly. Show them examples of ten frames with different numbers of dots and have them say the number aloud.
  • Video Activity (10 mins)
    Play the 'Ten Frame Subitizing Puzzle: On the Farm Math Brain Break' video. As the video shows each ten frame, have students shout out the number they see. Encourage them to explain how they know the number so quickly (e.g., 'I saw a full row of 5 and then 2 more, so it's 7').
  • Ten Frame Practice (10 mins)
    Provide each student with a blank ten frame and counters (e.g., small farm animal erasers or buttons). Call out numbers between 1 and 10, and have students fill their ten frames with the corresponding number of counters. Check their work and provide feedback.
  • Farm Math Stories (10 mins)
    Create simple word problems based on the ten frames. For example: 'There are 6 cows in the ten frame. How many more cows do we need to make 10?' Have students use their ten frames and counters to solve the problems.

Interactive Exercises

  • Ten Frame Matching Game
    Create cards with ten frames showing different numbers and matching cards with the numerals. Have students play a matching game to pair the ten frames with the correct number.
  • Act it Out!
    Have students act as farm animals. Yell out how many animals you need and they need to get into that group as fast as possible! This helps with recognizing numbers.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a ten frame and how does it help us learn about numbers?
  • How can you quickly see the number on a ten frame without counting each spot?
  • Can you think of other ways we use numbers on a farm (e.g., counting animals, measuring feed)?

Skills Developed

  • Subitizing
  • Number Recognition
  • Problem-Solving
  • Visual Representation

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is a ten frame?

Correct Answer: A tool to help us see numbers

Question 2:

How many spots are in a full ten frame?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 3:

If a ten frame has 3 dots, how many more dots do you need to make 10?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 4:

What number does this ten frame show? (Imagine a ten frame with 5 dots)

Correct Answer: 5

Question 5:

Subitizing means...

Correct Answer: Seeing a number quickly without counting

Question 6:

If you have 2 dots in a ten frame, what number is that?

Correct Answer: Two

Question 7:

On a farm, what can we count?

Correct Answer: Both Animals and Trees

Question 8:

If a ten frame is half full, how many dots are there?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 9:

What is a dot in a ten frame?

Correct Answer: A counter

Question 10:

How does a ten frame help you do math?

Correct Answer: By helping you see numbers quickly

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A ten frame has _____ spots.

Correct Answer: ten

Question 2:

If a ten frame is full, it has _____ dots.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 3:

Seeing a number quickly is called _________.

Correct Answer: subitizing

Question 4:

We can use a ten frame to learn about ________.

Correct Answer: numbers

Question 5:

On a farm, we can count _________.

Correct Answer: animals

Question 6:

If a ten frame has 7 dots, you need _____ more to make 10.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 7:

Half of 10 is _________.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 8:

A dot in a ten frame is like a ________.

Correct Answer: counter

Question 9:

Ten frames are used to make ____ easier.

Correct Answer: math

Question 10:

If you fill up 10 boxes you have one group of ______.

Correct Answer: ten

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6:Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13). CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.B.2.B:The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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