Number bonds to 10 matching Green Bottles

What’s included?

This download includes two resources split across three A4 pages (portrait orientation) pdf format. These resources have been designed to use together.

What’s it for?

This resource is a ‘ten green bottles’ themed ‘hands on’ way to explore and consolidate knowledge of number bonds to 10. Each green bottle (resource 1) once assembled displays the correct number bond on the reverse encouraging learners to be autonomous while they work. Resource 2 (split across two pages) provides a space to record and check the number bond pairs.

Who’s it for?

This resource has been designed for early years and pupils in year one as well as older students needing additional learning support.

Resource details

An adult will need to prepare resource 1 prior to use.

This resource needs - plain A4 white card to print on (two sheets - page 1 of resource two can be printed onto paper) - scissors - a glue stick - paper scorer - ruler

Prior to folding the bottles it is advisable to use a round metal (ball-head) paper scorer and a ruler to draw a scored line (where indicated in the centre of each bottle pair) to make folding quicker, easier and more accurate.

The large size 40 ‘Avenir’ font makes numbers easy to read.

How to use it

Print the bottle cards resource and page 2 of the ‘record sheet’ resource onto card (paper would be too flimsy for intended use) and follow the instructions included.

Resource 1

Once the green bottles have been cut out and assembled place on a table top and shuffle, ready for learners to match. Learners then match each number bond pair e.g. ‘10’ with ‘0’.

If a learner is unsure which number e.g. ‘9’ should be matched with they can turn the bottle that they are holding over to look for the answer displayed on the back of the bottle (e.g. revealing ‘1’) Encouraging learners to be autonomous .

Resource 2

Once learners have matched the number bonds to 10 bottle into pairs they place these onto the bottle outline shapes. Learners then write the number bonds on the horizontal line provided and for each bottle number written they colour/tick this number of tiny bottles outline shapes above for both bottles. This enables learners to check that each pair makes 10.

A ‘Number bonds to 10 checker’ is included at the base of the second sheet to support learners in checking each number bond pair together makes 10. A blank space is included in the centre of each bottle shape for the numerals 1 - 10 to be written if helpful for learners though blank should be fine for the purpose of counting.

Important message…

ANY issues with any of this please don’t hesitate to get in touch - we are happy to make changes.