Ten-frame filler

Watch the video to learn how to play

(From Diane Siemon, Teaching Mathematics Foundation to Middle Years)

Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

Collect resources

You will need:

  • A 0-9 sided die, 0-9 spinner or cards with 0-9 printed on them.

  • 2 different coloured markers

  • a gameboard

10-Frames Filler Game.pdf

How to play

  • Roll the dice.

  • Record the total rolled using one of the ten-frames in a single, sweeping movement.

  • If there is not enough space in any of the ten-frames, miss a turn.

  • Take it in turns filling in ten-frames.

  • A player who completes the ten-frame (for example, rolling a three and there is a ten-frame with 7 already filled), claims it by writing their initials on top of the ten-frame.

  • The player with the most ten-frames at the end is the winner!

Discuss/reflect

  • Was there a strategy that helped you to win the game?

  • What numbers do you think were the best to roll? Why?

  • Have we found all the combinations to 10?

  • What might happen if we had a third player? Would it make it easier or harder to win?