The purpose of this unit is to develop instant recognition of the quinary pattern of the numbers 5-10. This knowledge is important for building facts to ten.
recognising and describing patterns to ten on pre-made cards
Pre-requisite Knowledge / Skills: Able to form sets to ten
Number Framework Stage
- Count from One by Imaging
Quinary Tens Frames for the numbers 5-10. (2 sets on different colour card ideal)
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Teacher holds up one card at a time and asks
How many dots are there?
How do you know? [E.g. for seven “There’s five and two more”]
Students chorus back the number of dots and then the teacher goes around the group asking for individual responses. -
Teacher changes the focus to quick recognition of the patterns, and repeats the above asking
How many dots are there? -
Repeat above asking
How many gaps are there? -
Repeat above asking
How many more do we need to get ten? -
Initially, teacher also asks How do you know?
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Teacher holds up cards one at a time and says:
I’m looking at seven [for example], what do I see?
Broadening Activities
- Teacher spreads two sets of cards out face up. Students find two cards of different colours that “match”, or make ten. This can then be developed into a memory game with the cards face down.
Note: tens frames are not the ideal piece of equipment for moving students towards the counting-on stage because the counters can still be seen and counted. Other equipment is more suitable.