Exploring and Playing
Bonds to 10
Maths Reception
This unit is part of
Reception Longer Maths Blocks Addition and Subtraction and
Reception Maths Planning Addition and Subtraction
Active Learning
Creating and Thinking Critically
Maths Out Loud
Counting
Split the class into two groups. Display a 1-100 grid. The first group say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, the 2nd group say 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, the 1st group say 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and so on alternating groups of 5 to count to 100.
Number bonds
Place children in pairs. Ask each pair to show you 10 fingers altogether, so one child might show 6 and the other might show 4. Now ask them to do this in a different way. Repeat.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
Pairs to 10
See download for words of the rhyme.
Story
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
How many apples have been eaten? How many are left on the tree? Prompt children to try to remember to use number bonds to answer.
You Will Need
Exploring and Playing
10 small cups/ beakers, sand pit; ten bags/socks with 1, 2, 3…; 10 egg cups of dried beans in each with number labels, rocker balance; 10 small plastic bottles, a soft ball; ‘vases’ (plastic containers/cut-down bottles), lollipop sticks, ‘Flowerheads’ (see resources – print onto red and yellow card), glue.
Active Learning
Number shapes, e.g. Numicon, ‘Jigsaws to 10’ PowerPoint presentation (see resources); 10 pegs on a coat hanger, cloth, flipchart and pens, ‘Number bonds game track’ (see resources, copy onto A3), a dice marked up with just 1s and 2s, four different-coloured counters.
Creating and Thinking Critically
Flipchart and pens; Post-it® notes; pan balance (e.g. the sort used for number shapes, balance it first) and number shapes to 10 (or use sticks of 1, 2, 3… 10 cubes); Rainbow sheet (see resource, copy on to A3 paper) and coloured crayons; Pairs to 10 recording sheet (see resources)