Number bonds in Reception

[ChocolateGirl]

My ds is doing "Number bonds" in Reception. What exactly are they? Sorry, if I'm being a bit stupid... but I just don't know! Not a term I remember from school. Mind you, that was a long time ago!

[Aniles]

Number bonds to ten are all the pairs of numbers that add up to ten. eg 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7 etc.

HTH

[Peachyclair]

Blimey, my school is doing how to spell your name. Wish I had yours!!!

[allatsea]

number bonds can also be thought of as all of the combinations for other numbers too
so pairs of numbers which would make 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 may need to be covered too

[jampots]

my ds does number bonds and then moves onto multiplication tables. They do challenges so bronze, silver then gold in number bonds then bronze, silver and gold in multiplication so its a whole school thing. When you have gold multiplication, you then try for platinum which is any times table question answered within 3 seconds - they are doing the platinum as young as year 4 now

[ChocolateGirl]

Oh my gosh, jampots, that's scary!

Thanks for your responses - I won't have to look totally blank at Parents' Evening now! And we can practise...

[jampots]

M&S used to do a rocket shaped puzzle with the number bonds on - i gave ours to ds's school but someone else may have one - actually M&S are v good for early learning stuff.

[tigi]

ours are doing, 'what is one/two more than...' and ' what is one/two less than ....'

[fee77]

Encourage children to use theirs fingers - if holding up three fingers, how many are left (7!). I also used play an echo game with my children i shout a number, they whisper the bond back. The aim is that children will know them off by heart.