Print this page or copy the plain text. Teacher may enlarge, emboss or replace marks with tactile pieces. No color is needed. Cut cards on blank lines. Context cards are prompts, not claims about real places or children.
Aid 1: tens and ones mat
NAME/ID (school-managed): __________ DATE: ______
TENS (each long strip = 10) ONES (each dot = 1)
|__________| |__________| • • • • • • • • •
I made _____ tens and _____ ones.
That is _____ + _____ = _____ .
I can check by counting tens, then ones: __________________.
For a learner using tactile symbols, use one ridged strip per ten and smooth counter per one. The quantity is verified by touching one representative strip's ten cells with the teacher. For a digital version use two columns labelled TENS and ONES, with explicit numeric text exposed to assistive technology.
Aid 2: number track and card bank
Use this as a chart or cut each row into number cards. The rows show decades, not groups to count as units.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
50
Point to a cell when saying it. A left-to-right strip can be made by cutting and joining rows in order; the grid above is not a spatial number line with equal distance at row turns.
Aid 3: original context cards
Each card has a correct total for teacher preparation; let the child build it rather than copy the key. Substitute familiar local items only if permissions and language are checked.
| Card | Child-facing prompt | Teacher key |
|---|---|---|
| Library return | 2 trays of 10 books and 3 loose books | 23 |
| Toy workshop | 2 racks of 10 wheels and 7 loose wheels | 27 |
| Seed packet design | 3 paper strips of 10 seed icons | 30 |
| Art studio | 3 boxes of 10 chalk sticks and 4 loose sticks | 34 |
| Stadium ticket design | 3 rows of 10 printed seats and 9 extra seats | 39 |
| Bike repair picture | 4 sheets of 10 spokes and 2 loose spokes | 42 |
| Space mission game | 4 decks of 10 star tokens and 8 loose tokens | 48 |
| Market sign design | 5 strips of 10 fruit icons | 50 |
| Music rhythm cards | 2 lines of 10 beats and 6 more beats | 26 |
| Wildlife drawing | 4 groups of 10 feather marks and 5 marks | 45 |
| Transit model | 3 rows of 10 seats and 1 seat | 31 |
| Craft kit | 4 packs of 10 paper shapes and 7 shapes | 47 |
| Theatre ticket design | 4 blocks of 10 seats and 3 more seats | 43 |
| Picnic poster | 2 trays of 10 paper cup icons and 8 icons | 28 |
| Maker table picture | 3 pots of 10 drawn tools and 7 loose tools | 37 |
| Postcard display | 4 rows of 10 card icons and 9 more cards | 49 |
Keep the final four cards unseen until Day 10 transfer. They describe drawn or modelled quantities, not actual stock or purchases.
Use drawings rather than edible items. The living-things cards count drawn symbols; they make no biological claim or invitation to collect animals/plants.
Aid 4: quick check slip
SHOW: ____ ten-strips and ____ ones → numeral ____
SAY/SELECT: "____ tens and ____ ones make ____."
ORDER: ____ , ____ , ____
HOW I RESPONDED: object / mark / numeral / speech / sign / AAC / other ____
PROMPT GIVEN: none / repeat / model / guided move
TEACHER NEXT MOVE: ___________________________________________
Source and rights: Entire aid original, © NeuroForgeIO Pty Ltd 2026, CC BY 4.0. National alignment and ACARA's separate rights are stated in README. Educator/accessibility review pending.