Mastering Number Bonds to Ten with Ten Frame Animals

Math Songs by NUMBEROCK

This engaging animated music video introduces young learners to the foundational math concept of "making ten" using ten frames and a cast of rhyming animal characters. Through a catchy song, students meet animals like Wombats, Bobcats, Muskrats, Gnats, and Bats, each representing a specific number quantity on a ten frame. The visual narrative demonstrates how adding a specific number of animals to an existing set completes the ten frame, reinforcing number bonds (pairs of numbers that add up to 10). The video systematically covers all number pairs that sum to ten, starting from 9+1 and working down to 5+5. Each segment presents a partial ten frame and asks the viewer to identify how many more are needed to fill it, followed by a visual animation of the missing addends filling the empty spots. The video includes a review section that explicitly states the addition equations (e.g., "Nine and one makes ten wombats") and a real-world application scene involving a sticker card at a shop. Teachers can use this video to introduce or review the "friends of ten" or number bonds, a critical skill for mental math fluency in early elementary grades. The visual representation of the ten frame helps students move from counting by ones to subitizing and understanding part-part-whole relationships. The song's repetitive structure and rhyming lyrics make the mathematical facts memorable, while the humorous text bubbles add a layer of engagement for proficient readers.