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Bond Blocks are purchased from Dr Paul Swan’s website. Clicking the purchase button will take you there. The options are listed below.
Bond Blocks Counting to 10 and 20 Kit (2024 edition)
Counting Content: Pre-Foundation – Foundation
Includes 6 Bond Blocks Packs
1 of 8Implementation Book with planners
2 of 817 Exploratory Play Cards
3 of 8Guided Play Activities (128 in total)
4 of 8Materials Included: 1000 cubes (not pictured), pens, write and wipe sleeves, spinners
5 of 8Materials Pack: Write ‘n’ Wipe Sleeves (A3) x 15
6 of 847 A3 Teacher-Led Activity Boards
7 of 8Also Included: USB with PDF files for whole-school printing.
8 of 8Activity Boards
191 activity boards, organised in:
- Teacher Led Boards for explicit teaching.
46 x A3 boards, in 5 chapters.
Whole class teaching: activities are completed in pairs, by a class of 24 students, all at the same time, using 1 board per pair. Requires 6 sets of blocks (included). - Guided Play Boards
128 x A4 boards, in 4 chapters.
Teach a group of 6 students: activities are completed by individual students, using 1 board and 1 set of blocks per student. - Student Led Exploratory Play Boards
17 x A4 boards, in 1 chapter.
Teach a groups of 6 students: activities are completed by individual students, using 1 board and 1 set of blocks per student.
Student Materials
Blocks and materials for whole class teaching (24 students) or intervention.
- PDF of every activity board (whole school licence).
Colour print boards for student use. No subscription. - 6 x sets wooden Bond Blocks.
- 15 x Write-and-Wipe sleeves
- 15 x round transparent spinners
- 150 x two-colour counters
- 1000 Math Cubes (2cm)
Teacher Resources
Kit contains Implementation Support Book and USB with electronic files.
- One of every activity board, printed in high quality card.
Retain for teacher reference. - Video PL “Introducing the Core Kit” 100 minutes.
- Screening Test
- Skills Checklists for monitoring:
Different checklists for Tier 1 whole class teaching and Tier 2 and 3 intervention. - Implementation Guide and weekly planners for Tier 1 whole class teaching
- Implementation Guide and planner for Tier 2 & 3 intervention
- Teacher Notes for in depth professional learning
- Linked to ACv9, VIC v2.0, NSW, WA, EYLF, ABLEWA, VIC levels B-D, NSW ACP
$1595 incl. GST
Teacher Led Activity Board Webpages
Every teacher led activity will have its own webpage, where the activity is:
- Modelled in a short video.
Over 50 videos of explicit teaching. - Explained with specified mathematics and mathematical language.
Consistent school-wide teaching. - Differentiated, ‘a little easier’ or ‘a little harder’ activities.
Counting Kit : what to purchase
Counting Kit: start here
Purchase 1 per school.
Use for whole class teaching or intervention.
(Pre-Foundation and Foundation level curriculum)
$1595 incl. GST
Class Add-On
- 6 x sets of Bond Blocks This enables every student (24) to complete the Teacher Led Activity Boards at the same time.
- Materials Packs 15 x write and wipe sleeves, 15 x spinners, 150 x counters, 1000 x cubes
$693 incl. GST
Intervention Add-On
Add on to run one additional intervention group (4 students) at the same time.
- 4 x sets of Bond Blocks
Intervention requires 1 set of blocks/student. - Materials Pack
5 x write and wipe sleeves, 5 x spinners, 50 x counters, 300 x cubes.
- 4 x sets of Bond Blocks
$363 incl. GST
Bond Blocks Core Kit (2024 edition)
Addition and Subtraction: Years 1 to 3 content
Winner of the 2022 Educational Publishing Australia Award
1 of 9Bond Blocks Activity Boards Box (Includes 108 Boards)
2 of 9Support Books (Implementation Tier 1, Tier 2/3, Monitoring, Asessment, Differentiation, Answers, Teacher Notes)
3 of 9Four sets of Wooden Bond Blocks
4 of 9Materials Pack (Spinners, Counters, Beadstrings)
5 of 9Bond Blocks USB (Includes
Activity Board PDFs, Test, Excel tools, Powerpoint documents and Bond Blocks Video PL Course)
Bond Blocks Activity Boards (108) – Each set of games is in a plastic wallet for ease of use.
7 of 9Materials Pack: Write ‘n’ Wipe Sleeves (A3) x5
8 of 9Personal Licence Included – The licenced teacher can photocopy their original set of boards for the students they teach.
A Classroom teacher can copy for their own class or a Maths Intervention teacher for all their intervention students.
Activity Boards with Webpage Support
- Modelled in a short video.
Over 100 videos of explicit teaching. Ongoing, gradual upskilling. - Explained with specified mathematics and mathematical language.
Consistent school-wide teaching. - Differentiated
‘a little easier’ or ‘a little harder’ activities.
Student Materials
Blocks and materials for intervention run in groups of 4 students.
- PDF of every activity board (whole school licence).
Colour print for the whole school as needed. No subscription. - 4 x sets wooden Bond Blocks.
- 1 x materials pack containing:
write and wipe sleeves, spinners, two-colour counters, transparent counters, beadstrings (for 4 students)
Teacher Resources
- One of every activity board, printed on high quality card. Retain for teacher use.
- Video PL “Introducing the Core Kit” 100 minutes.
- Assessment: Test for placement and tracking progress, Excel and PowerPoint test tools.
- Monitoring: Different tools for Tier 1, 2 and 3 in PDF and Excel
- Implementation Guide for Tier 1 Whole Class Teaching Includes weekly planner, curriculum links
- Implementation Guide for Tier 2 & 3 Intervention Includes planner for intervention
- Teacher Notes In depth professional learning for every topic.
$2288 incl. GST
Core Kit : what to purchase
Core Kit: start here
Purchase 1 per school.
- Use for intervention or
- Purchase with a Class Add-On for whole class teaching in Years 1 to 3.
This will reduce the number of students requiring intervention in Years 3 to 6.
$2288 incl. GST
Class Add-On
Purchase one per class of 24 students*.
- 12 x sets of Bond Blocks, $792
(1 set of blocks/pair) - 3 x Materials Pack, $214:
write and wipe sleeves, spinners, counters, beadstrings (for 24 students).
Total Value $1006, DISCOUNTED to
$941 incl. GST
*Classes of 32 need 16 sets of blocks and materials. Order 1 x ‘Class Add-On’ (12 sets) and 1 x ‘Intervention Add-On’ (4 sets)
Intervention Add-On
Add this on to run a second intervention group at the same time.
- 4 x sets of Bond Blocks, $277
(1 set of blocks/student) - 1 x Materials Pack, $71:
write and wipe sleeves, spinners, counters, beadstrings (for 4 students).
- 4 x sets of Bond Blocks, $277
Total Value $348, DISCOUNTED to
$330 incl. GST
Other Purchases
Core Kit Additional Printed Activity Boards Set Add-on
1x set of 108 Core Kit Activity Boards, printed on high quality card, organised in plastic wallets
$290 incl. GST
This item is an add on to the Core Kit. Orders of this item without a previous purchase of a Bond Blocks Core Kit will be cancelled.
Core Kit Extra Materials Pack
- 5× A3 Plastic Sleeves
- 5× Dry Erase Markers
- 5× Round Spinners
- Two-Sided Counters
- 4× Beadstrings
- Transparent Tokens
$71.50 incl. GST
Materials 4 students need to complete every Core Kit activity (plus some spares)
Bond Blocks at Home
The Core Kit
for Tutors and Homeschool
1x set of Bond Blocks
1x of every Activity Board (over 108 boards)
1x of each Support Book (7) including the test
1x Materials Pack
Designed for home and tutor use. NOT suitable for school use.
$1090 incl. GST
Bond Blocks Counting to 10 Play Kit
Pre-Foundation
Tier One Class Teaching
(groups of 4 students)
- Matching Cards (32): Connect the written numeral, spoken word and length of the block.
- Choosing Cards (32): Learn about the size of numbers in relation to each other.
- Building Cards (32): Develop spatial thinking.
- Filling Cards (32): Develop spatial problem solving and persistence.
- Numbered and sequenced in difficulty
- Images to prompt student building
- Examples of student and teacher mathematical speech
- Mathematical language bolded
- Mathematical concepts highlighted for teachers
from $495 incl. GST
Do not purchase this if your school owns the Bond Blocks Counting to 10 and 20 Kit. You can print these cards for free. Instead, purchase 4 x single block sets.