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Year 1 Numbers - Counting in Tens

In KS1 Maths, practise counting in tens: 10, 20, 30. Use bundles, bead strings, and number lines to spot the pattern and jump confidently along the tens.

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Fascinating Fact:

Real life uses tens everywhere: 10 crayons in a box, 20 playground steps, 30 pages in a mini book.

In KS1 Maths, counting in tens builds strong number sense. Children group items into tens bundles, jump along a number line by 10, and meet real-life examples like 10p coins and ten-frame patterns.

Key Terms

Tens: Groups of ten ones, used for quick counting: 10, 20, 30, and so on.
Place value: How the position of a digit shows its value, like the tens digit in 47.
Multiple of ten: A number you get by multiplying 10, such as 20, 40, or 90.

Warm up your skip counting skills in the Addition Game before you start the quiz.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do I teach counting in tens to Year 1?

Start with bundles of ten straws or sticks. Count 10, 20, 30 while jumping on a number line. Say the pattern together and clap on each ten.

Why do numbers end in 0 when counting in tens?

Every step adds ten, so the ones digit stays 0. This repeating pattern helps children quickly spot 10, 20, 30, 40, and so on.

How does counting in tens help with money?

Coins like 10p can be counted by tens: 10p, 20p, 30p. This makes adding prices and finding totals faster and more accurate.

Try These Related Quizzes

Question 1

Which of these sets are all part of the ten times table?

10, 15, 20, 25

20, 50, 60, 80

12, 13, 14, 15

20, 21, 22, 23

Numbers in the ten times table all end with a '0'

Question 2

What is the next number in this sequence:
10, 20, 30, 40, __

500

50 is ten more than 40. This sequence increases in tens

Question 3

What are the next two numbers in this sequence:
20, 30, 40, 50, __, __

55, 60

60, 70

6, 7

51, 52

This sequence is increasing in tens

Question 4

What is happening in this sequence:
60, 50, 40, 30, 20?

The numbers are getting bigger each time

The numbers are going down in tens instead of up

The numbers are going up in twos

The numbers are all odd

Each time, the number becomes ten less than the one before it

Question 5

Which numbers are missing from this sequence:
10, __, 30, 40, __, 60

2 and 5

11 and 41

20 and 50

15 and 45

Looking at the numbers on either side of the missing number might help

Question 6

Which number should come at the end of this sequence:
50, 60, 70, 80, 90, __?

100

100 is ten more than 90

Question 7

Which numbers are missing from this sequence:
40, __, 60, 70, __, 90, __

45, 75 and 95

5, 8 and 10

41, 71, 91

50, 80 and 100

The number before the missing one is ten less

Question 8

What are the next three numbers in this sequence:
20, 30, 40, 50, 60, __, __, __

65, 70, 75

61, 62, 63

7, 8, 9

70, 80, 90

Each number is ten more than the one before it

Question 9

Numbers in the ten times table always end with __?

Multiples of ten always end with '0'

Question 10

Continue this sequence:
60, 50, 40, 30

12, 11, 10

20, 10, 0

40, 50, 60

29, 28, 27

Each number is ten less than the one before it

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Count in 10s

Author: Angela Smith (Primary School Teacher & KS1 Quiz Writer)

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