Number Frames, by MLC2.1 - App Store

Number Frames help students structure numbers to five, ten, twenty, and one hundred. Students use the frames to count, represent, compare, and compute with numbers in a particular range.

The frames allow students see quantities as equal groups of other quantities and in relation to benchmark quantities. This helps primary students move away from one-by-one counting toward more efficient ways of counting and computing. As students advance, custom frames can be constructed to help visualize factors, products, fractional parts and more.

These virtual versions of number frames are open-ended educational tools, ideal for elementary classrooms and other learning environments that use iPads.
Number frames are a key model used in Bridges in Mathematics, second edition. Online preview available at: www.mathlearningcenter.org/bridges

FEATURES:

. Use standard 5-, 10-, 20-, and 100-frames, or create custom frames up to 12 x 12.

. Choose from a variety of counters and colors. Drag single counters - or stacks of 5 and 10 - into frames or on to the workspace.

. Apply a 5s grid to frames to emphasize every 5th line and reinforce grouping by five.

. Hide and reveal counters with resizable covers to create your own problems and model strategies.

. Use the drawing tools to annotate work and show understanding.

. Add equations, expressions, and descriptions with the math text and writing tools.

. Share your work by saving an image or providing a share code to others.

MORE APPS

For more Number Line resources and other apps, visit:

www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps

LEARN MORE

To learn about Bridges in Mathematics, an elementary curriculum that employs visual models like number line, visit:

www.mathlearningcenter.org/bridges/overview

ABOUT US

This resource is brought to you by The Math Learning Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 education since 1976.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This app was crafted by Clarity Innovations. We help improve teaching and learning by creating solutions that match promising technologies with the needs of education.

Visit us: www.clarity-innovations.com

Version History This version has a larger workspace with zooming and panning functionality and introduces a fixed palette with additional drawing and annotation tools: highlighter, rectangular and round shapes, variable line thickness, and arrowheads. 2.1 09/05/2023 New features in Version 2:

• Counters are easily duplicated for use in number counting, comparison and operations activities.

• Share your work by saving an image or url, or providing a sharing code to others. Great for creating the initial setup of an activity, then sharing it with students so they can explore it further.

• Enter text directly from your keyboard with the new writing tool. Add labels, descriptions, or instructional text to your work.

• More easily edit equations and other math text using a traditional text field.

• Drawings on the workspace stay visible when the drawing palette is closed.

• Hide and reveal jumps, numbers, and other elements with resizable covers.

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Version 2.0.3 includes a number of improvements and bug fixes. 2.0.3 08/18/2020 New features in Version 2:

• Counters are easily duplicated for use in number counting, comparison and operations activities.

• Share your work by saving an image or url, or providing a sharing code to others. Great for creating the initial setup of an activity, then sharing it with students so they can explore it further.

• Enter text directly from your keyboard with the new writing tool. Add labels, descriptions, or instructional text to your work.

• More easily edit equations and other math text using a traditional text field.

• Drawings on the workspace stay visible when the drawing palette is closed.

• Hide and reveal jumps, numbers, and other elements with resizable covers.

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Version 2.0.2 includes a number of improvements and bug fixes. 2.0.2 07/01/2020 New features in Version 2:

• Counters are easily duplicated for use in number counting, comparison and operations activities.

• Share your work by saving an image or url, or providing a sharing code to others. Great for creating the initial setup of an activity, then sharing it with students so they can explore it further.

• Enter text directly from your keyboard with the new writing tool. Add labels, descriptions, or instructional text to your work.

• More easily edit equations and other math text using a traditional text field.

• Drawings on the workspace stay visible when the drawing palette is closed.

• Hide and reveal jumps, numbers, and other elements with resizable covers. 2.0.1 03/26/2020 New features in Version 2:

• Counters are easily duplicated for use in number counting, comparison and operations activities.

• Share your work by saving an image or url, or providing a sharing code to others. Great for creating the initial setup of an activity, then sharing it with students so they can explore it further.

• Enter text directly from your keyboard with the new writing tool. Add labels, descriptions, or instructional text to your work.

• More easily edit equations and other math text using a traditional text field.

• Drawings on the workspace stay visible when the drawing palette is closed.

• Hide and reveal jumps, numbers, and other elements with resizable covers. 2.0.0 03/25/2020 Bug fixes 1.3.5 11/20/2018 New features added to the math text tool:
• When fractions are created using the text tool, they are automatically converted to the stacked fraction format.
• More symbols for writing equations and expressions. 1.3.3 01/19/2017 Minor fix. 1.2 07/20/2016 • Updated drawing tools with free-draw and straight-line pens, plus more color options.

• Updated math text tool with additional symbols and more color options.

• Other minor enhancements. 1.1 05/27/2015 1.0 05/08/2014