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Number Sense Worksheets: Ten Frames, Number Bonds and Place Value
- Ages 4–9
- Free to print
- Many play on screen
Number sense is the feel for numbers that lets a child know, without counting, that 8 + 9 is a little less than 20, or that 52 is closer to 50 than to 60. It is what separates children who are comfortable with maths from those who rely on counting on their fingers for every sum. The sheets in this collection build it step by step: ten frames and number bonds for small numbers, number lines for adding and skip counting, place value for tens and ones, and fact families that show how adding and subtracting are linked.
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More about this collection
Talk about strategies, not just answers. “I knew 5 + 5 is 10, so 5 + 6 is one more” is exactly the kind of thinking these pages encourage. When your child explains how they got there, they are building number sense.
Each sheet has several levels, so you can start where your child is comfortable and move up gradually. Children who rush ahead to written methods without number sense often struggle later, so it is time well spent even for confident calculators.
How to use these
- Practise number bonds to 10 until they are instant.
- Use a number line for adding and taking away before written methods.
- Ask for two different ways to solve the same sum.
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Questions and answers
What is number sense?
An intuitive understanding of numbers: their size, how they relate to each other and how they change when you add, subtract, multiply or divide.
What are number bonds?
Pairs of numbers that make a total, such as 3 and 7 making 10. Knowing them by heart makes mental maths much faster.
Are these printables free?
Yes. Every sheet marked Free can be printed or played as often as you like, at home or in class. Premium activity books are marked.
How do I print a sheet?
Open a sheet and choose Print. It fits A4 and US Letter paper. Most sheets can also print with an answer key on a separate page.
Can children do them on a tablet?
Most can: press Play to answer on screen with instant marking and stars. Colouring and drawing pages can be done with a finger or stylus too.