This game practises subitising (see June 24th Post)
To play Ten Frame Flash you need:
A few sets of Digit Dog ten frame flash cards – large or small
To play:
Place the cards in a pile face down.
One player shows the top card and then turns it back again, the other players have to say how many dogs were on the card. The length of time that the card is revealed can get shorter as learners get better at recognising the patterns.
Encourage learners to recognise patterns and to work out the number without counting each dog.
How did you know how many there are? Explain your thinking.
Variations
- For learners still practising counting accurately, turn over the cards and count each dog. Place an object on each dog and count the objects.
- Use the five frame flash cards.
- For a challenge: turn over the card, show the dogs and then hide them again. This time say one more than the number of dogs or one less than the number, e.g. if there were 4 dogs on the card, you would say “one more is 5” or “one less is 3”.
Try these on-line ten frame games:
https://gregtangmath.com/tenframemania
https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Ten-Frame/
Digit Dog Challenges 