How to use a tens frame to make numbers up to 20 make sense for a young child

Looking for an easy, inspiring way to introduce a ten frame to your class and their families? Help every child have visual images of numbers without the physical materials that create distractions and need clearing away. Display on your whiteboard You can access this resource, for free, online at any time. Extra clear photos that can be expanded to fill your whiteboard screen. Display an image and talk and ask for ideas about how you can figure out how many there are. Choose a magic number, display images randomly until the magic number comes up. Display the images for 2 or 3 seconds to encourage the development of subitising skills.