Reinforce number recognition and visual quantity understanding with our Ten Frames Thumbs Up Thumbs Down PowerPoint. This interactive activity helps students practise matching ten frame representations to numerals – encouraging quick thinking and active participation with every slide.

Each slide displays a numeral alongside a ten frame filled with counters. Students decide whether the ten frame correctly matches the numeral shown. They respond using a THUMBS UP if they agree or a THUMBS DOWN if they believe it’s incorrect. The following slide reveals the correct answer through a fun visual animation, creating an engaging and meaningful classroom experience.

Ten Frames Thumbs Up Thumbs Down PowerPoint is ideal for Foundation and Year 1 learners working on early number sense. It’s perfect for whole-class warm-ups, number rotations, and formative assessment opportunities.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise and match numerals 0–10 with ten frame representations
• ✅ Use subitising and counting strategies to confirm understanding
• ✅ Develop visual number sense in an active, engaging format

What’s Included:

• Interactive PowerPoint featuring numeral and ten frame match-ups
• Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down prompts for student responses
• Answer revealed on the following slide with interactive animation

Materials Needed:

• Interactive whiteboard, TV or classroom screen
• Optional: printed thumbs up/down cards for younger learners

How to Use:

1. Display a slide showing a numeral and a ten frame representation.
2. Read the match-up aloud or allow students time to analyse.
3. Students respond with a thumbs up or down based on their reasoning.
4. Click to reveal the correct answer and discuss how students reached their decision.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a number warm-up during daily maths sessions
• 💡 Pair students to discuss and justify their thumbs up/down before responding
• 💡 Use as a formative assessment tool to check subitising and number matching
• 💡 Follow up with students creating their own ten frame match-ups to quiz peers
• 💡 Extend by asking students to write the number sentence represented on the ten frame

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Emphasise subitising and number grouping to support quicker recognition
• 💛 Encourage full-sentence responses during discussion (e.g. “I saw 6 dots, so I know it’s not 8.”)
• 💛 Use ten frames with physical counters for hands-on extension after the slides

Ten Frames Thumbs Up Thumbs Down PowerPoint is a fast, flexible and fun way to practise visual number recognition – turning early maths into an engaging, active learning experience.

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