Counting Objects to 10 with Ten-Frames

Kindergarten MathCounting and Cardinality4 pages

About this worksheet

Counting Fun: How Many? is a kindergarten math worksheet for the Common Core Counting and Cardinality strand. Students write totals for 4 ladybugs on a vine, 6 balloons in a row, 8 apples in two rows of four, and 5 turtles swimming in a circle. Two multiple-choice counts follow, with 7 acorns scattered on the ground and 9 goldfish in an aquarium. The sheet ends with two blank ten-frames where students draw dots to show 4 and 7. An answer key gives every total and describes how each ten-frame should be filled.

Remix for free

$Counting Objects to 10 with Ten-Frames: Counting and Cardinality - page 1$

$Counting Objects to 10 with Ten-Frames: Counting and Cardinality - page 2$

$Counting Objects to 10 with Ten-Frames: Counting and Cardinality - page 3$

$Counting Objects to 10 with Ten-Frames: Counting and Cardinality - page 4$

Curriculum objectives covered

K.CC.4

“Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.”

Every count in Parts 1 and 2 asks for one written total, so the last number counted has to stand for the whole group of ladybugs, balloons, acorns, or goldfish.

K.CC.5

“Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.”

Part 1 counts a line of ladybugs, an array of apples, and a circle of turtles. Part 2 counts 7 scattered acorns, and Part 3 has students count out 4 and 7 dots into ten-frames.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1: Count and Write

Students touch each object as they count, then write the total in a box. The four picture sets are 4 ladybugs in a line, 6 balloons, 8 apples in two rows of four, and 5 turtles arranged in a circle.

Part 2: Count and Choose

Two scattered sets replace the tidy rows. Students count 7 acorns and 9 goldfish, then mark the correct number from three choices such as 6, 7, or 8.

Part 3: Fill the Ten-Frames

Given the numbers 4 and 7, students draw one big dot per box, starting on the top row from left to right, until the frame shows the target number.

How teachers use it

Whole-class warm-up

Do the 4 ladybugs together and model touch-counting. The circle of 5 turtles is the one to watch; students who lose their starting point count a turtle twice.

Independent practice

The 7 scattered acorns in Part 2 tell you who has a tracking strategy. Suggest crossing off each acorn before anyone attempts the 9 goldfish.

Ten-frame routine

Use Part 3 to set the fill rule early: top row first, left to right. Showing 7 forces the jump to the second row, which is where the routine usually breaks.

More Kindergarten Math worksheets

Addition and Subtraction Numbers in Base Ten Measurement and Data Geometry

Get started today

Create your own lesson plans, worksheets, and classroom activities in minutes using our AI-powered tools.

Try Chalkie for free