Ten frames: blank mats, number cards, fill the frame

Ten frames for teachers and parents who want children to see and build numbers up to ten with counters. A ten frame is a grid of two rows of five boxes. The sheets are blank mats for counters, number cards from 1 to 10 with dots and numerals, and empty frames with a number beside each to show how many boxes to colour. The direction box takes a request such as double ten frames.

• a counting mat for a maths centre
• a number card set for a class
• a fill-in activity at home

Frequently asked questions

What is a ten frame?

A rectangle of two rows of five boxes. Counters placed in the boxes show a number at a glance.

What can I use as counters?

Any small items, such as beans or buttons, placed one in each box.

Are there frames for numbers beyond ten?

The samples go to ten. The direction box takes a request such as double ten frames or frames to 20.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.