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A 20-bead arithmetic rack at the starting position, with all beads slid to the right, ready for students to slide over and model a number.
A 20-bead rekenrek modeling 7 as five red and two white beads on the top row, showing 7 as 5 plus 2 for quick subitizing.
A 100-bead arithmetic rack with ten rows of ten beads, each row split into five red and five white, for work with larger numbers and place value.
A 20-bead rekenrek modeling a make-ten strategy, with eight beads on the top row and a few on the bottom to show how a number bridges to ten.
A clean flat-style rekenrek clipart graphic of a 20-bead rack, ready to drop into worksheets, slides, or anchor charts.
A printable activity sheet with several blank 20-bead rekenreks and number labels, ready for students to color or slide beads and practice.
Start with one of these examples, then adapt the subject, labels, data, or layout for your own use.
A 20-bead arithmetic rack at the starting position, with all beads slid to the right, ready for students to slide over and model a number.
Create a blank 20-bead rekenrek: a clean rectangular frame with two parallel horizontal rods, ten round beads on each rod (five red then five white), all beads pushed to the right at the starting position so the rows are empty on the left. White background.
A 20-bead rekenrek modeling 7 as five red and two white beads on the top row, showing 7 as 5 plus 2 for quick subitizing.
Create a 20-bead rekenrek showing the number 7: on the top rod five red beads and two white beads are slid to the left, the remaining beads stay on the right, and the bottom rod is left at the starting position. Two parallel rods, ten beads each, five red then five white. White background.
A 100-bead arithmetic rack with ten rows of ten beads, each row split into five red and five white, for work with larger numbers and place value.
Create a 100-bead rekenrek: a tall rectangular frame holding ten parallel horizontal rods, each rod with ten round beads (five red then five white), beads evenly spaced and clearly drawn so all ten rows read as 5 and 5. White background.
A 20-bead rekenrek modeling a make-ten strategy, with eight beads on the top row and a few on the bottom to show how a number bridges to ten.
Create a 20-bead rekenrek showing a make-ten addition strategy: on the top rod eight beads (five red and three white) are slid to the left, and on the bottom rod four beads are slid to the left, illustrating 8 plus 4 by first making ten. Two rods, ten beads each, five red then five white. White background.
A rekenrek, also called an arithmetic rack, is a counting frame with rows of ten beads on horizontal rods. Each row of ten is split into five red beads and five white beads so students can read quantities in groups of five rather than counting one by one. The standard 20-bead rekenrek has two rows, while a 100-bead rekenrek has ten. Developed for early number sense, it helps children in kindergarten through grade 2 subitize, make ten, and build addition and subtraction strategies. A rekenrek generator turns a short description into a clean, labeled bead rack image so you can skip the drawing and go straight to teaching.
A 20-bead rekenrek has two rows of ten and is the right tool for building fluency with numbers to 20, including pairs that make ten and early addition and subtraction. A 100-bead rekenrek has ten rows of ten, giving one hundred beads in total. It extends the same five-and-five structure to larger numbers, supporting counting by tens, place value, and two-digit addition and subtraction. Many teachers introduce the 20-bead rack first in kindergarten and grade 1, then move to the 100-bead rack in grade 2 as numbers grow and students are ready to work with tens and ones.
Beyond a physical rack, a printable rekenrek is useful for worksheets, anchor charts, slides, and assessments. Generate a blank 20-bead rekenrek for students to color beads on, or one already showing a number to model a strategy on a handout. Rekenrek clipart drops cleanly into lesson slides, task cards, and learning platforms where you need a tidy bead rack graphic. Print on card stock and laminate for a reusable mat, or export the image and post it online so students can annotate it from home. Because the five-and-five coloring is drawn in, every copy stays consistent and easy to read.
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