VARIATIONS
Subtraction - Players can turn over two
number cards. In this version they need to
work out the difference, and cover this
Here's an engaging game designed to help children practice
number on their board.
their number bonds.
Reasoning - Players can turn over three
To play this game, players need a Number Blocks card each and a set of cards and use the numbers together with
0-10 cards between them. any function they wish to create a number
on their board.
The 0-10 cards are shuffled and placed face-down on the table..
The first player, let’s call her Gemma, turns over the top card of
the pile and determines what she would need to add to this This sample consists of:
number to make 10 (the tens complement). For example, a 3
is turned over, Gemma knows the other number she needs is 8 different Number Boards for
a 7 (3+7 = 10). bonds to 10 and the related 0-10
cards.
She sees that this number is on her Number Blocks card so
she can colour it in (or cover it with a counter). The full set has a further 10 pages with:
The other player then chooses a card and looks for the More Number Boards for bonds to
complementary number on his/her board. 10 and for bonds to 20;
Play continues in this way until one player has completed Additional number cards
a line of five numbers.
0-10 dotty number cards for num-
ber recognition.
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