hand2mind DecaDots Ten-Frame Tiles Set of 30

By Christine Losq. Based on skip-counting by twos, DecaDots vertical ten-frame tiles provide a more intuitive and visual representation of patterns for numbers up to 10, than traditional ten-frame tiles. Students will quickly learn shortcuts such as counting the spaces remaining (counting back from 10) instead of counting the number of dots. The blue ten-tile emphasizes to students the importance of 10 in place value and allows students to more rapidly identify and create two-digit numbers. Once students recognize these simple patterns, they can more easily master beginning addition and subtraction skills. Next, you can guide students to use the DecaDots Ten-Frame Tiles to find patterns concerning place value. Each set includes ten blue 10-dot tiles and two of the yellow 0- to 9-dot tiles.