17) Fluency Doubles

Doubling and Halving to 10: Filling a Wall

17.1 Fluency Doubles Filling A Wall

Mathematics

Develop fluency with double bonds for the wholes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.

Language

  • double bond: a two-part bond, where both parts are the same
  • double
  • equals as “is”

Differentiation

A little easier

Subitised Fingers

Support recall by using fingers to develop double bond fluency. It is essential students make the finger patterns in a subtised way, not by putting up individual fingers one at a time.

Click this link to read Teacher Notes for more information about using counters and fingers to support learning number bonds. 

Working Memory Support: desk visual

Click to download the Double Bonds to 10 Part-Part-Whole Diagrams desk visual. 

These part-part-whole diagrams  can be stuck to the top of student’s desk, as a desk visual, until students are fluent recalling these facts. Students with memory or processing difficulties can benefit from having visuals as permanent prompts.

Click this link to read Teacher Notes for more ideas about “Using Part-Part-Whole Desk Visuals” to support students.

A little harder

Activity 58

Students who have completed up to Ten Plus Bonds: Addition and Subtraction Ten and One can complete a similar activity for wholes in the teens. Complete Activity 58 Doubling and Halving to 20: Fluency Doubles Filling a Wall.

Progression

In the next activity students apply double bonds, to finding half of the whole, when wholes are presented in random order. Go to

Activity 18

Doubling and Halving to 10: Fluency Halves, Filling A Wall