Tens and Ones Worksheet: Matching and Counting Fun!
Understanding that a two-digit number is made up of groups of ten plus some extra ones is one of the most important early place value concepts for children ages 4-6, forming the foundation for all later multi-digit addition and subtraction. This worksheet combines an equation-matching task with an object-counting task, giving children practice with basic addition facts alongside the specific skill of grouping objects into tens and counting remaining ones. Seeing the same numerical ideas presented in two different formats on one page helps reinforce that place value isn't just an abstract rule but a way of organizing real quantities.
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Curriculum
- Number Sense > Number Sequencing
How to use this worksheet
Look at the equations on the left side of the page together and read each one aloud. Have your child solve each equation and draw a line to match it with the correct answer on the right. Move to the counting section, and ask your child to count the objects shown, grouping them into sets of ten where possible. Have them fill in the blanks with the correct number of tens and ones, then read the completed number aloud together.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Have the child draw their own sets of tens and ones using groups of ten dots and extra single dots.
- 2Use manipulatives like blocks or beads to physically represent the numbers, bundling ten together with a rubber band.
- 3Play a place value game, calling out a two-digit number and asking your child to show it with tens and ones blocks.
- 4Count a jar of small objects together by grouping them into tens as you go, to make the total easier to find.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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