First Steps

Created specially for kindergarten and first grade teachers. A complete unit of work to teach Place Value. Unit includes all attachments. Nothing for you to do except make copies. Unit starts with lots of hands-on experience making numbers 11-19 using linking cubes. All the lessons were designed for a small group. Tried and tested in a real classroom. Check Preview file. Unit includes set of 12 worksheets, small reproducible number book, ten frame manipulatives for making numbers, instructi

Ten frame cards help children develop number sense. Children need to see quantities when they work with numbers. When children have mental images for numbers, they have more flexible strategies to apply to computation. You need to copy, cut and laminate cards. If making multiple sets, you may consider copying each set on different colored card stock. The download file includes a large set of flashcards for the teacher to review with the whole class. These cards can be used for a number of ma

Bingo game boards to help students become familiar with number representation. Also helps students with counting skills. Good for kindergarten and first grade. If you like this product, please write a review. Thank you.

This printable small book will help students represent numbers 11 to 20 using a ten-frame. You will have to make 9 copies of the inside page for numbers 11 to 19. The end page is number 20. Students will represent each number by stamping dots inside the ten frame. For example, for the number 11, the student will stamp ten dots inside the ten frame, then one more dot outside the ten frame. Next, they record what they see. It is suggested you model this whole class a few times before having stu

Place Concentration and practice identifying numbers using a 10 frame. Preparation: Cut apart cards. Copy, and laminate. [Variation: Copy another set on different color cardstock] Instructions: Place cards face down on the table. Player 1 turns over two cards and reads the number or representation on the card. If a student doesn’t know the number, you may tell the student and have him/her repeat it. If cards match, the student keeps the cards and has another turn. If not, player 2 has the next

This FUN game is designed to help students compose numbers to 10 while playing a game. Aligned with Common Core K.OA.A4 Instructions on how to play the game is included. Nothing to do but copy the cards on card stock and laminate. I suggest making each set of cards a different color. Level 1: The student turns over a ten frame card look for the matching number card. Level 2: The student turns over the number card and looks for the ten frame card. Level 3: The student turns over a ten frame ca

Set of ten playing cards, numbered 1 to 10, designed especially for young children. Cards are all diamonds. You will need to copy the set onto different color cardstock to produce more than one suit. I would suggest lighter colors. These playing cards make it easier for young children to identify the different suits. Great for all kinds of card games which help children learn basic number facts, order numbers to 10, etc. These cards can be used by students in kindergarten, first, second and thi

Small book. Students practice writing the numbers 11-20 and represent each number inside a ten frame. Designed to increase the child awareness of the relationship of numbers.

Students use this small book after having lots of practice representing numbers to ten inside a 10 frame. You will need to copy enough pages for all the numbers 1 through 10. [And a few extra]. Using the small book: - Starting with number ‘1’, have students count one counter inside the ten frame. - Ask, how many do you need to fill the ten frame. - Students remove the counters and draw or use bingo markers to stamp that number inside the ten frame. [Or, use small stickers] - Students prac

This is a set of 11 cards to help students represent numbers in terms of base 10. The cards begin with counting objects and increase in level of difficulty. By the end, students should understand that 18 is 10 + 8. You may wish to copy pages on card stock and place inside a plastic sheet protector. Students can use a dry erase marker and work at their own pace to complete the series. Students having difficulty could easily repeat the same card. If you like my work, please rate it. Thank you.