This worksheet is called
"Buggy Ten Frames" and is designed to help students practice number sense using
ten frames, which are visual tools that help children understand numbers up to 20 by grouping them into tens and ones.
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🔍 Objective:
Color the ten frames to show the number given in each bug’s sign.
Each ten frame has
10 boxes (usually arranged as two rows of five). To represent a number:
- First, fill
one full ten frame if the number is 10 or more.
- Then, fill the
second ten frame with the remaining amount (the "ones").
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✔ Step-by-step Instructions:
For each number, follow these steps:
1. Identify how many
tens and
ones make up the number.
2. Color
all 10 boxes in the first ten frame if the number is 10 or more.
3. In the second ten frame, color only the
number of boxes equal to the ones digit.
Let’s go through each one:
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1. 14
- 14 = 10 + 4
- Fill
all 10 boxes in the first ten frame.
- Fill
4 boxes in the second ten frame.
✔ First frame: All 10 colored
✔ Second frame: 4 colored
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2. 18
- 18 = 10 + 8
- First frame: All 10 colored
- Second frame: 8 colored
✔ First: 10 filled
✔ Second: 8 filled
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3. 19
- 19 = 10 + 9
- First frame: All 10 colored
- Second frame: 9 colored
✔ First: 10 filled
✔ Second: 9 filled
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4. 12
- 12 = 10 + 2
- First frame: All 10 colored
- Second frame: 2 colored
✔ First: 10 filled
✔ Second: 2 filled
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5. 11
- 11 = 10 + 1
- First frame: All 10 colored
- Second frame: 1 colored
✔ First: 10 filled
✔ Second: 1 filled
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6. 15
- 15 = 10 + 5
- First frame: All 10 colored
- Second frame: 5 colored
✔ First: 10 filled
✔ Second: 5 filled
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7. 17
- 17 = 10 + 7
- First frame: All 10 colored
- Second frame: 7 colored
✔ First: 10 filled
✔ Second: 7 filled
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8. 20
- 20 = 10 + 10
- Both ten frames should be
completely filled (10 + 10)
✔ First: 10 filled
✔ Second: 10 filled
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🧠 Key Concept:
Ten frames help students visualize numbers beyond 10 by understanding that:
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10 + ones = total number
This builds foundational skills for addition, subtraction, and place value.
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✔ Final Answer Summary:
| Number | First Frame | Second Frame |
|--------|-------------|--------------|
| 14 | 10 colored | 4 colored |
| 18 | 10 colored | 8 colored |
| 19 | 10 colored | 9 colored |
| 12 | 10 colored | 2 colored |
| 11 | 10 colored | 1 colored |
| 15 | 10 colored | 5 colored |
| 17 | 10 colored | 7 colored |
| 20 | 10 colored | 10 colored |
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👉
Student Task: Use crayons, markers, or pencils to
color in the boxes according to the above instructions.
Let me know if you'd like a printable version or a visual representation!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of teen numbers worksheets.
