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Mathematics · Ages 4-7 - count organized groups in a ten-frame style

Ten-Frame Garden

Now playing: Starter Try it first · 5 rounds

Count the flowers in the garden frame and choose the matching number.
Focus skills Mathematics Counting Ten-frame Readiness Quantity Recognition Number Sense

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15 short stages to play now. The full stage path is ready to explore.

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  1. 1
    Starter · Free Starter

    Count a small garden

    Count zero to five planted spots in a stable ten-frame.

    6 short rounds Play stage 1: Count a small garden
  2. 2
    Starter · Free Starter

    Count a fuller garden

    Use a full top row of five to count six to ten planted spots.

    5 short rounds Play stage 2: Count a fuller garden
  3. 3
    Starter · Free Starter

    How many more make ten?

    Count empty spots to find how many more counters would fill the ten-frame.

    6 short rounds Play stage 3: How many more make ten?
  4. 4
    Growing · Members

    Build a garden of five

    Add or remove counters until exactly five spots are planted.

    6 short rounds Check access 4: Build a garden of five
  5. 5
    Growing · Members

    Build a garden of ten

    Fill a ten-frame by adding the missing counters.

    6 short rounds Check access 5: Build a garden of ten
  6. 6
    Growing · Members

    Compare two gardens

    Compare two visible ten-frames and recognize equal quantities, including zero.

    6 short rounds Check access 6: Compare two gardens
  7. 7
    Challenge · Premium

    Build different garden numbers

    Build varied target quantities, including zero, by adding or removing counters.

    6 short rounds Check access 7: Build different garden numbers
  8. 8
    Challenge · Premium

    One more or one fewer

    Build one more or one fewer than a fixed starting quantity, including boundary counts.

    6 short rounds Check access 8: One more or one fewer
  9. 9
    Challenge · Premium

    Same count, different places

    Compare scattered ten-frame counters without using position as a shortcut.

    6 short rounds Check access 9: Same count, different places
  10. 10
    Challenge · Premium

    Garden skills finale

    Switch calmly between counting, building, complements to ten and comparing visible frames.

    8 short rounds Check access 10: Garden skills finale
  11. 11
    Adventure · Premium

    Take away in the garden

    Use crossed garden counters to see subtraction and find how many planted spots remain.

    6 short rounds Check access 11: Take away in the garden
  12. 12
    Adventure · Premium

    Garden number trail

    Switch between counting, making ten, comparing, building, and taking away within ten.

    8 short rounds Check access 12: Garden number trail
  13. 13
    Adventure · Premium

    Count two gardens

    Count teen quantities and twenty across two connected ten-frames.

    6 short rounds Check access 13: Count two gardens
  14. 14
    Adventure · Premium

    Build teen gardens

    Add and remove counters across paired frames to build quantities from 11 through 20.

    6 short rounds Check access 14: Build teen gardens
  15. 15
    Adventure · Premium

    Garden trail through twenty

    Count, build, compare, fill, and take away with visible quantities through 20.

    8 short rounds Check access 15: Garden trail through twenty

Ten-Frame Garden

1 of 5

  1. Round 1
  2. Round 2
  3. Round 3
  4. Round 4
  5. Round 5
How many flowers are planted? three flowers in a ten-frame garden

Count each garden spot once, then choose the number.

Coach this round

Coach ten-frame thinking.

Try saying
Point across the top row first, then the next row, even when the group is small.
Look for
Your child using order and spacing to count without skipping.
Next tiny step
Draw ten boxes and place small marks in a few boxes together.

After this level

Try Growing Groups. Members · 8 planned rounds Eight organized counting rounds that use rows and groups to build number sense.
Open member level
Play another small challenge

Stay in the same learning neighborhood, or try another launch-ready Starter game.

Math · Free Big or Small?

Compare two familiar objects and choose whether the highlighted one is big or small.

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Count small groups of picnic treats before sharing them with friendly characters.

Play next Math · Free Count the Picnic

Count one to five large picnic spots and choose the matching numeral. There is no timer, penalty, advertising, or competitive score.

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Original full-track rounds

These longer rounds are still available. They are separate from the short-stage path above and do not complete its stages automatically.

  1. Level 1 · Starter Starter

    A short, calm first round that introduces the game idea.

    Five short rounds ready for the public v1 Starter experience.

    Ready to tryFree Starter
    5 planned rounds Current level
  2. Level 2 · Growing Growing Groups

    A longer member round that repeats the skill with a little more variety.

    Eight organized counting rounds that use rows and groups to build number sense.

    Ready to tryMembers
    8 planned rounds Play level
  3. Level 3 · Challenge Ten-Frame Garden: Challenge Counting

    A deeper review path for kids who are ready for more focus and more rounds.

    Count varied ten-frame groups with larger number choices and less scaffolding.

    Ready to tryPremium
    12 planned rounds Play level
  4. Level 4 · Adventure Ten-Frame Garden: Advanced Number Trail

    The longest path, designed for deeper premium play and future themed-pack expansion.

    Use stable ten-frames to count, compare, build, make ten, and take away within ten.

    Ready to tryPremium
    14 planned rounds Play level
Continue away from the screen

Try a tiny counting round.

  1. GatherPut a few safe objects on the table.
  2. CountTouch each object once while counting out loud.
  3. ChangeAdd one or take one away and count again.
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