Quick Answer

Meet the Numbers 11-20 is a hands-on, multisensory number introduction resource designed to help children understand teen numbers as one ten and some more. Each number includes clear quantity visuals, number formation support, movement, counting on, and simple place value language.

Description

Meet the Numbers 11-20 gives you a simple, consistent way to introduce teen numbers beyond basic counting and numeral recognition. This resource helps children see that teen numbers are built from one ten and some more, using visuals they can understand and talk about.

Each number includes a visual representation page and a matching teacher prompt page. Together, these pages support number recognition, quantity understanding, number formation, counting on from 10, movement, early place value, and math conversation.

This resource is designed as a companion to the Meet the Numbers 1-10 resource, but focuses specifically on numbers 11-20 and the important shift into teen number understanding.

What’s Inside

Each number 11-20 includes two pages:

Page 1: Number & Quantity Visuals

Each visual page includes:

• Number word

• Large written numeral with formation support

• Green arrow to show where to start

• Red dot to show where to stop

• Objects in a jar

• Tally marks

• Base ten blocks

• Two ten frames

Page 2: Number Introduction & Meaning

Each teacher prompt page includes:

• Number title

• How We Write It

• Build It

• Count It

• Number Move

• Talk About It

How to Use

Use these pages during large group instruction, small group lessons, number of the week work, or teen number review. Display both pages together or print them back to back.

Start with the visual page to introduce the numeral, number word, and multiple quantity representations. Then use the prompt page to guide quick, meaningful practice with writing, building, counting, movement, and discussion.

The pages are flexible enough to use as a short daily number lesson, a focused small group activity, or a review tool when students need more practice recognizing and understanding teen numbers.

Why It Works

Meet the Numbers 11-20 helps children move beyond memorizing numerals by showing what each teen number actually means.

Students see each number represented in multiple ways, including objects, tally marks, ten frames, and base ten blocks. This helps build early place value understanding while still keeping the lesson simple and preschool-friendly.

This resource helps:

• Build understanding of teen numbers as one ten and some more

• Support multiple representations of each number

• Reinforce consistent number formation language

• Introduce early place value with base ten blocks and ten frames

• Strengthen counting on from 10

• Add movement and student participation

• Give adults simple prompts without needing a scripted lesson

Perfect For

• Preschool

• Pre-K

• Kindergarten readiness

• Teen number introduction

• Number of the week lessons

• Large and small group instruction

• Math review

• Early place value practice

• Homeschool preschool

Please Note

This is a digital download only. No physical product will be delivered.

Preschool Vibes Standards

5A. We can say numbers in order during counting routines and play.

5B. We can count objects with one-to-one correspondence.

5C. We can understand that the last number we say tells “how many.”

5F. We can recognize numerals (as appropriate for our group).

5G. We can represent numbers in different ways (fingers, dots, sets, ten-frames, tally marks, etc.).