Number Bonds To 10 And 20: Brilliant Games And Activities For Your Class - Emile Education (2024)

Introduce Parts And Wholes

A really effective method of teaching parts and wholes is through the part-whole model! This gives pupils a chance to work through parts and wholes questions independently. This is a very popular teaching resource for this topic! Here is an example below:

As you can see, students are given one value and have to work out the other to make the number bond. This is a really great way for students to get used to the concept of addition and subtraction!

Bar representations of number bonds to 10 and 20 are another really effective way of teaching! Similar to the part-whole model, it is a very visual learning method!

As you can see from the example above, pupils can clearly see how the number bonds make up the value 10/20. You can make this into a task by removing one of the values and asking students to work it out!

Getting pupils to match number bonds to 10 and 20 is a really good way of getting them to remember which pairs add up to 10. This technique can also be used when making number bonds to 20.

As you can see from the image on the left, pupils will have multiple cards which they have to match together to make 10!

Getting pupils to design their own number bond cards would also be a really activity as they would be responsible of making all the correct pairs. They could then cut them out, mix them up and then match them!

Similarly to the paper chains, pupils will use two different coloured building blocks to create towers that represent number bonds to 10 and 20. This is another creative activity for young students who will engage more with fun, hands on activities!

A huge advantage of this activity is that it is great for children with dyspraxia as they are very visual learners! Having dyspraxia-friendly activities embedded in your lessons is so important as it ensures that there is a teaching method being used for all student.

Using dominoes is a fantastic way to help pupils to learn number bonds to 10! You can either use real dominoes or a worksheet with images on. The only necessity is that both sides add up to 10!

This is another great visual way to learn number bonds, as the children aren’t focusing on sums. Children are able to solve number bonds using dominoes by adding up both sides – this also gives them a chance to have a play around!

Getting students to make their own number bonds kite is a really fun and creative way for them to learn the content! Pupils in reception and year 1 will be beyond excited to do some colouring, cutting and sticking to make their very own number bonds kite. This gives students a chance to get creative and have some artsy fun, whilst also learning their number bonds to 10 and 20!

Not only is this a fun activity for your pupils, they can also be used as classroom decorations!