K-5 Math Teaching Resources
Base Ten Cards (tens and ones)
Strengthen your class's understanding of place value with this series of base-ten flash cards. Including illustrations representing a variety of numbers from 13 to 94, this resource can be used in many different ways...
PHET
Make a Ten
Rate the resource as a perfect 10. Pupils use an interactive to help add and subtract numbers. They first explore how to express whole numbers using hundreds, tens, and ones, then explore how to add whole numbers by combining to make...
Oakdale Joint Unified School District
Vocabulary Representation (Grade 1)
Support first grade math vocabulary with a reference page divided into three sections—the vocabulary word, its definition, and a picture representation. Terms include number bonds, arrow notation, commutative property and more!
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
Ten Frame Cards
Support your visual learners on their journey to mathematical understanding with this collection of ten frame cards. Representing numbers from 1 to 42, these pictures can be used in any number of ways to introduce children to the concept...
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
2-Digit Addition Template
Learning two-digit addition isn't about memorizing steps, it's about understanding place value. Support the development of your class's number sense with these addition mats that help children break apart two-digit numbers into tens and...
Illustrative Mathematics
Counting Circles II
Fill those extra ten minutes of math time with this fun counting activity. Given a short sequence of numbers, young mathematicians stand in a circle and count one-by-one until the last number is reached, at which point the whole group...
Curriculum Corner
“I Can” Common Core! 1st Grade Math
Any first grader can master the Common Core math standards with this checklist! With each standard rewritten as an affirmative I can statement, children are provide with clear goals to work toward throughout the school...
Georgia Learning Connections
Stand By Me!
Get your little mathematicians moving with this experiential activity in which one child is the "tens" and another is the "ones." They collect the number of unifix cubes (in tens or singles) assigned to their respective place values and...
Education World
Counting with Marshmallows and Licorice
Here's a tasty lesson plan on place value! Learners practice counting by ones and tens using mini-marshmallows and licorice sticks. They count and add the mini-marshmallows, and use the licorice sticks to represents tens.
Worksheets Plus
Place Value Worksheets - What Number Am I?
Practice place value with this resource. The 12 questions consist of riddles. For example, "I have 4 tens and 2 ones. What number am I?" This is a creative approach to thinking about double-digit numbers. Answers are available so...
Worksheets Plus
Place Value Worksheets - Comparing Numbers
Six problems consisting of sets of tens and ones cubes are arranged for aspiring mathematicians to analyze. For each problem, pupils write down the total numbers of cubes and then use < or > to identify which set is the least and...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Molly Adds & Subtracts From 10
This educational activity provides word problems with manipulatives for kids to practice adding and subtracting within 10. The word problems are read aloud and have objects that can be used for counting. Children may need assistance from...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Molly Adds & Subtracts From 20
This educational activity provides word problems with manipulatives for kids to practice adding and subtracting within 20. The word problems are read aloud and have objects that can be used for counting. Children may need assistance from...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Counting in Twos, Fives, and Tens
[Free Registration/Login Required] Counting in twos, fives and tens. * Describe and extend number sequences. * Count forward in twos from zero and then from one. * Count in steps of five from zero to twenty or more. * Counting,...