Teens Are Ten and Some

A teen number = 1 ten and some ones

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About This Practice

Teen numbers look tricky, but every one of them is just “one ten and some ones”. A bundle of exactly 10 sits on the left and loose ones on the right: tap +1 / −1 to change the loose ones and watch the teen number, its tens digit and ones digit move together — the foundation for place value and column arithmetic.

The left bundle holds exactly 10, the right side has loose ones. Tap +1 / −1 to change the loose ones and watch how every teen number is one ten plus some ones — the tens and ones digits update together.

EasyEstimated Time: 10minplace valuetensones11 to 20

How to Play

  1. Look at the bundle on the left: it is always exactly 10 — that is “one ten”.
  2. Tap +1 or −1 to change the number of loose ones on the right.
  3. Watch the number above update: ten plus a few ones makes a teen, and the tens digit stays 1.
  4. Say it out loud: how many tens and how many ones are in 13?

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