Topic: Addition Basic Facts – Make Five (Five Frames) Knowing the pairs of numbers that add to make a total of ten is one of the most important sets of addition basic facts. Working with a total of five as a preliminary stage before working with ten can build number concepts in young students. Five-frames link to the later use of ten-frames for representing ten. The five-frame is deliberately set up to be one side of a ten-frame. Later, when the focus shifts to ten the students can recognise the