Ten-Frame Pretend Play Printable Pack

This digital printable pack was lovingly created as an extension to our storybooks and playbooks that introduced ten-frame concept in counting, adding and subtracting. We hope to give your child a playful yet powerful way to see numbers come to life.

By using ten-frames in their pretend play, children begin to visualise numbers in groups of fives and tens. This simple structure helps them spot patterns, understand “how many more” to make a ten, and flexibly rearrange numbers into easier parts — skills that build a strong foundation for addition, subtraction, and later mathematical thinking.

As they fill the frames with play food, park cars, or collate coins they’re not just counting — they’re building number sense, confidence, and the joy of seeing Maths as something meaningful in their everyday world.

This digital printable pack comes with:

• 4 different pretend play scenarios and accompanying ten-frame templates

• to be used as an invitation to play during pretend play moments with your child

• print and place them somewhere accessible for your child to discover

• let them think of ideas on how they can use these for their imaginative world of play!