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Mathematics classroom 4–6 years

Tens Board

20 min
individual
presentation

Overview

Using the tens board with compartments for 10, 20... 90 and golden 10-bars, the child builds multiples of ten up to 90. Numeral cards reinforce the pattern of "tens" (two tens = twenty). This material solidifies the concept that ten units make one ten and prepares for the hundred board.

Objectives

What the child gains from this work

Build and name multiples of ten (10-90). Understand the pattern in teen and tens naming. Associate symbols (20, 30...) with concrete bead quantities. Develop place value understanding (tens place). Prepare for hundred board and full decimal hierarchy.

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