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Lesson 3 - Counting Dimes
To encourage students to have fun on the Web while learning about Counting Dimes, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs.
Goal
Count by 10s using dimes.
Instructions for Use
Ten Frame is an interactive tool that helps students use 10 as a bridge when solving addition problems. Suggest to students that each counter represents a dime.
To use Ten Frame select one of the 5 games to play from the pull-down games menu.
To play How Many?, count the number of dots, and input the answer in the text box.
To play Build a Frame, drag the number of dots unto the frame from the bank. Click the "Check Answer" button to see if the answer is correct.
To play Fill a Frame, count how many dots are needed to fill a frame. Input the answer in the text box, and click the "Check Answer" button to see if the answer is correct.
To play Add with Frames, drag the number of dots into each frame to answer the equation. Click the "Check Answer" button to see if the answer is correct. Combine the number of dots to answer the equation, and input the answer in the text box. Click the "Check Answer" button to see if the answer is correct.
To play Random, drag the number of dots unto the frame from the bank. Click the "Check Answer" button to see if the answer is correct.
Click the "New" button for a new question.
