Our "maths packs" each contain a maths concept for you to explore.
This pack looks at number bonds, which are taught at school to help children solve simple addition and subtraction sums more confidently.
Included in the A5 pack:
- Number Friends and the Number Bond Sports Day book
- two small yellow bowls
- a small bag with ten ice creams to share between the bowls
After reading the story, you can have fun sharing out the ice creams between the two bowls to see how many different 'number bonds' you can find.
You could even write these out using dots or numbers!
Number Bond Sports Day blurb...
Join the Number Friends as they take part in their annual Sports Day, hosted by The Grand Old Duke, who loves ‘number bonds’ and all things to do with the number ten!
This is the third book in the ‘Number Friends’ series and has been designed to help young children explore the concept of ‘number bonds to ten’, and to introduce the ‘part-whole model’ diagrams which are often used in early maths in schools. The short stories also explore friendships, teamwork and celebrate how we are all good at different things.
Created to appeal to a wide range of learning styles, and learning needs including dyslexia and dyscalculia, the ‘Number Friends’ series uses familiar characters to explore early maths concepts.