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26) Bonds

Bonds of 10: Bonds Building a Wall

Section 1a: Build A Wall

Section 1b: Order The Wall

Section 1c: Verbalise Two-Part Bonds

Section 2: Commutative Property of Addition

Section 3: Part-Part-Whole

Mathematics

Develop the concept of:

  • The whole of 10 being equal to two parts joined together.

The two parts bond (join) together to become equal to the length of the whole.

  • The Commutative Property of Addition: swapping the order of the parts does not alter the size of the whole. For example, changing the order of the parts of 3 and 2  to 2 and 3 does not alter the size of the whole.
  • Mathematics as the science of pattern.

Language

  • “(Part) and (part) is (whole)”. eg “4 and 6 is 10”
  • addition as “and” when joining parts
  • equals as “is”, “is equal to” 
  • bond
  • too long, too big, too short, too small
  • commutative property
  • row (horizontal)

Core Activity Support Materials

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Differentiation

A little easier

Counting order

Scaffold finding the Bonds of 10 in counting order.

  • Place the 10 block horizontally in front of the student.
  • Then place the 1 block underneath the 10. Ask the student, “Which number joins with 1 to make it the same as 10?” Model saying the bond, whilst touching the related blocks, “Yes, 1 and 9 is 10”
  • Repeat this process with each block in counting order.

A little harder

Fluency packing away

Develop fluency with bonds of 10 when packing away. Cover the template with a piece of white paper. Students pick up one block randomly then find its bond of ten.

Missing part

Develop fluency recalling two-part bonds of 10.

An activity for pairs. Instruct students to:

  • Build a wall of 10 with rows in random order. 
  • When the wall is complete one student closes their eyes whilst the other removes, and hides, one block from each row.
  • The student opens their eyes and identifies the missing block from each row, verbalising the bond. For example, “2 and 8 is 10.”
  • The student who removed the blocks returns the missing block saying, “Yes, 2 and 8 is 10”. 
  • Swap roles.
Three-part bonds of five

Instruct students to build one row of ten with three blocks (parts).

  • Select one row.
  • Work mathematically by moving the blocks in a systematic order to list all the addition combinations for that bond.

For example, 1+2+7 is equal to 1+7+2 and 2+1+7 and 2+7+1 and 7+1+2 and 7+2+1

The associative property of addition: three or more parts can be added in any order without changing the size of the whole.

Progression

In the next activity students develop fluency with bonds of 10. Go to

Activity 27

Bonds of 10: Fluency, Filling a Wall