DD struggling with number bonds. Advice please how to help her without making her (and me) nuts.

[bowerbird]

DD is, generally doing well at maths in Y3. She loves geometry, data handling, time problems etc. She knows her multiplication tables to 10. I do a bit of extra work with her at home on maths, as she had a terrible year last year and I want to keep on top of this. She's now confident about her maths skills and enjoys the subject.

To my horror, I found she's still struggling with very very basic number bonds (Bonds to 10 and bonds to 20). I don't know why this is, but feel that I have to tackle it at home, as these skills are so crucial to any progress and development in maths.

Has anyone out there ever had this? How to approach? Practice sheets daily? This is so specific and the online programmes don't really address this. I've never used rewards for schoolwork or music practise, but am considering this now. Mistake? Might not take very long (by Easter could she be solid?). Really want to deal with this but not turn her off maths.

[ReallyTired]

lol... We crossed post.

I am relieved, I was starting to feel insecure that my three year old has no clue about number bonds. The level of her maths is that she knows a "3" looks like a bottom.

I think that children get bamboolzed with millions of methods for doing simple maths tasks. My son tells me that he has been taught SIX different methods for division. When we were at school we mastered one or two methods with lots of practice.

[Sugarbeach]

Well....I remember once asking my toddler dd what is one plus one and she said eleven....which is actually very true and logical, sometimes the words get in the way of the maths....

And once picked up an "N" alphabet biscuit, I asked her what letter it is, she turned it side ways and said "Z", I thought that was pretty amazing how they see things....

I agree with you that they get confused with too many different ways of doing things....and once they understand the concept, don't practice enough to really build up speed and secure the foundation.

[Bakingtins]

Another vote for shut the box. We change the rules so sometimes you are allowed to use subtraction to make the number you are aiming at.
Also my son does Komodo maths which is lots of simple sums - he does 2 lessons (

[bowerbird]

Dew, not anti-games - whatever works for you and your DCs. But I do think it makes it a longer process and I'd just rather spend ten minutes on straightforward learning than thirty minutes on a maths game.

What's wrong with actually practising maths? And why is learning considered such a horrible way to spend your time?

Perhaps this is another thread....

[Feenie]

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