05 Number Bonds within 10

The Year 1 Number Bonds within 10 PowerPoint guides both teachers and children through the lesson, including use of the varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving, practical activities and continuous provision resources. Key learning information about this step:

Key Vocabulary

number bond: A number bond is two parts that join to make the same whole.

partition: To partition means to split the whole into parts.

double: A double is when both parts are the same, like 3 and 3.

altogether: Altogether means how many there are when the parts are put together.

Adult-Led Practical Activities

• Activity 1: shake and spill counters to make 8 in different ways

• Activity 2: work out how many passengers are hidden on the vehicle

You will need:

• two-colour counters and small pots

• a toy vehicle, small figures and a cloth

• interlocking cubes, number tracks and 1 to 3 dice

Why not try…

• play Race to 10 on a number track with a 1 to 3 dice

• break a tower of cubes to find every number bond to 5

• roll a ball at ten skittles and say the number bond

Varied Fluency

• Q1: complete three number bonds to 7 on part-whole models.

• Q2: use a ten frame to complete a number sentence.

Reasoning and Problem Solving

• Q1: Reasoning - deciding whether three number bonds all make the same whole.

• Q2: Problem Solving - finding different ways to split 6 toy cars between two bags.

Continuous Provision

• Maths area – split a bead string of ten into two parts

• Maths area – play Race to 10 on a number track

• Creative area – provide beads and string for children to make their own bead strings

• Small World area – some passengers on the bus, some at the stop

• Fine Motor area – slide ten pegs to each end of a hanger

• Sand area – dig out some shells and work out how many are buried

• Outdoor area – knock down skittles and count those standing

• Outdoor area – set up a hula hoop or chalk a circle and provide 10 bean bags