A rainbow facts card game

 

We are on holidays in South Australia... this term they have felt so long overdue! My mind must've been super ready for holidays, it only took me a couple of days to forget which day of the week it was - I love it!

 

Today I thought I'd share a simple little card game that's great to  play with kids to develop their understanding of rainbow facts (or bonds to 10), it's basically a modified version of Go Fish.

 

This game is great to play in small groups (3 or 4) but it can work in pairs too. You'll need a pack of cards (Ace=1, picture cards removed) to play, and I also often give students a sheet with the rainbow facts on it for support if needed.

 

You can get a copy of this sheet here

 

 

The aim of the game is to have the most pairs at the end of the game, but instead of pairs being the traditional matching numbers, they are the numbers that go together to make 10. So for example, if I had a 4, the matching card would have a 6 on it.

 

The dealer gives each player 5 cards, and the rest of the cards are placed in a pile in the middle. Everyone then checks their cards, and sets aside any pairs that they already have. If a player ever has less than 5 cards, they will need to pick up cards from the middle pile, so that all players have 5 cards at all times.  Player 1 then chooses another player and asks them for a particular card.....


Start with five cards...



.....and make pairs....

 


..... 8 and 2 is 10

 
 

 

ie. Player 1 (who has an 8 already)-  'Sam, do you have a 2?'

 

If Sam does have a 2, she will give the card to Player 1, if not, they will need to pic up another card from the pile.

 

The game continues like this until all the cards are gone, then the person with the most pairs is the winner!

 

 

Bonds to 10... Friday Game Day

This little game is great for practicing Bonds to 10 (or rainbow facts, friendly numbers - they seem to have many names!). I haven't played it in my class for a while, but I was playing with a group of kids this week and they loved it, so I thought I'd share it with you too :)



Here is a little free Bonds to 10 poster

To play this game, you'll need a 1-10 die or a 1-10 spinner and each player will need a piece of paper (or little whiteboard) with the numbers 0 - 9 on it.

This spinner is from my freebie on TPT... click here to download :)

To play, the first person rolls the die/spin. Then, on their whiteboard/paper, they need to cross off the number that goes with it to make 10.

So, if I rolled a 3, I would cross off the 7. Then, the next player then has a turn. The winner is the first person to have all of their numbers crossed off!

I normally play the game in pairs... if the groups get too big it can get a bit tricky. Also, I often start off giving kids a copy of the rainbow facts to refer to, which I take away as they become more fluent with them.

It's such a simple game that doesn't need a lot of prep, but its really effective, and kids love it!

Bonds to 10 Craft

Hi:)

It's been so hot here the past week and we've been cooped up inside that my one and three yr old (and me!) have got cabin fever! We went to our local Big W yesterday and bought a whole heap of 'crafty things' for us to use while we're stuck indoors.

So... I thought I'd share a little maths craft that I made, my little bonds to 10 person (or Mr Bond ( -s to 10) as I like to call him!)

 He's a cute, fun way to reinforce Number Bonds to 10, or any part-part-whole number fact really. It might be a little tricky to see in this picture, but he has beads on his legs that represent the number fact he is holding.

He has three beads on one leg, and seven on the other - 3 and 7 is 10. The kids then write the number fact on a little piece of card for him to hold... Adorable hey?!

Here's the steps for making Mr (or Miss) Bonds to 10.....
You will need... a popstick, googly eyes, beads and two pipe cleaners.

First, glue two eyes on the pop stick. Then cut a pipe cleaner in half and use one half to wrap around the pop stick, to create the arms.

Then, fold the other pipe cleaner in half and wrap around the base of the pop stick to make the legs. Add the beads for each leg. In this one, I've put three on one side and seven on the other (I was making 3 and 7 is 10).

 Bend the two ends of the pipe cleaner to make feet.

Take a small piece of card or paper and write the number fact that you have made with the beads. Put the card in Mr Bonds hands and you are finished!

I'm planning to use this with my class when we get back to school... I think they'll enjoy them!

Number bonds to 10 - free poster

Hi :)

I hope you've had a lovely Christmas and are enjoying the break. I know that I am totally in holiday mode now as I've officially lost track of the days! I finally worked out it's Sunday (thanks to my phone), but to be honest I love not knowing or caring what the day is!

I'd like to share a little poster that I find really useful, it's for teaching Number Bonds to 10. I thought later on (maybe when I'm not so switched off and relaxed!) I'd share some of the ways we explore Bonds to 10 in my class, but for today I'd give you a copy of the poster. 

 I use it as a teaching tool at the beginning of my lessons, and also as a prompt for reflection at the lesson's end. I also often include smaller copies (1/4 of A4 size - I'm not sure what that's called sorry) to include in the students' Maths Tool Kits. I'll explain more about their Maths Tool Kits in another post :) 

Mini Poster

 I have also included a black and white copy that I find really useful to give to students. They can then colour in the rainbow and complete the facts, so that they have their own copy to use as a reference tool throughout the year. You could laminate them, but I often simply glue them on the inside cover of their books so that they are easily accessible.

Black and white version for students

You can download a copy of the posters here.

I hope you have a wonderful last few days of 2012, and I look forward to sharing and learning more with you in 2013!