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Magnetic Bond Blocks

Magnetic Bond Blocks

Make your Bond Blocks magnetic so they stick to whiteboards using one packet of J.Burrows Self-Adhesive Magnetic Strips (40 x 15mm – 50 pack), sold from Office Works.  These magnets are strong enough and sticky enough. You only need one packet. Just peel and stick. I’ve tried several types and found these best. 

  • Use two strips for every Bond Block from 5 to 10.
  • Use one strip for Blocks 2, 3 and 4.
  • Cut one magnet in half for the 1 Block. 

This will leave you one spare magnet out of a packet of 50. Happy sticking!

Explicit Instruction

I love using the magnetic Bond Blocks for explicit teaching with the whole class on the mat. Print the activity board on paper, sticky tack the activity board to the whiteboard and the magnetic Bond Blocks will stick to the whiteboard through the paper. 

Here is a photo of me with a gorgeous class of Year 1s. I didn’t have my magnetic Bond Blocks with me so I improvised sticking the Bond Blocks to a write-n-wipe sleeve with sticky tack.