Number bonds to 9
Find the number that makes 10 when added to a given number from 1 to 9 (number bonds to 10)
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Set out your lesson
“A number bond to 10 is two parts that make 10. If you have 7, you need 3 more because 7 + 3 = 10. The Marble outcome is the complement to 10, even though the topic title says bonds to 9.”
Bring to the table
- 10 large counters, blocks, or paper circles
- Paper with a simple two-row ten-frame (5 and 5) drawn before the child joins
Full guide and materials
- 10 large counters, blocks, or paper circles
- Paper with a simple two-row ten-frame (5 and 5) drawn before the child joins
- Step 1. Put 7 counters on the ten-frame. Ask how many empty spaces remain to make 10.
- Step 2. Fill the 3 spaces and say “7 and 3 make 10.”
- Step 3. Clear the frame. Give 4 and ask for the partner to 10. Child places 6 more.
- Step 4. Say or write one equation, such as 4 + 6 = 10.
- Step 5. Flash a new number from 1 to 9 and ask for the partner to 10, checking with the frame when unsure.
- Quick check. Success means when you say 7, your child answers 3 and can show 7 + 3 = 10 on the ten-frame or with ten objects.
Worked example. Given 7, the partner is 3. Given 6, the partner is 4. Both pairs make 10.
Optional challenge. Give three quick partners to 10, such as 2, 5, and 8, and have your child answer before building; then verify one pair on the frame.
What to notice. Save a parent note with at least two bonds to 10 your child found, such as 7+3 and 4+6.
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A number bond to 10 is two parts that make 10. If you have 7, you need 3 more because 7 + 3 = 10. The Marble outcome is the complement to 10, even though the topic title says bonds to 9.
Spend about 10 minutes filling a ten-frame to find partners that make 10.
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Learning resources
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Toy Theater · Practice link — not the full lesson
Number Bonds
Place a whole and two parts in a number-bond diagram; say the related equations.
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Review and open practice
A supplementary manipulative, not an automatically marked game. Mobile/touch, audio and drawing tools were not verified.
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Open practice (new tab)Parent tips
Try a whole of 9 and one part of 4. Find 5, then explain 4 + 5 = 9 and 9 − 4 = 5. Ask how subtraction undoes addition. This check is parent-led.
Source, access and review notes
Adult-guided number-bond manipulative: drag or write two parts that make a chosen whole through 10. Pair with “What number makes 10 with ___?” checks.
Save a screenshot of completed bonds for at least three starters (for example 7, 4, and 9) plus a parent note that the learner stated the missing partner to 10.
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Topmarks · Practice link — not the full lesson
Hit the Button · Number Bonds
Timed number-fact practice. Choose Number Bonds and stay on bonds to 10 for this concept; other modes cover doubles, tables, and larger totals.
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Review and open practice
Save an end-of-round screenshot with Number Bonds to 10 selected, plus a parent tally of correct missing partners.
Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.
Open practice (new tab)Source, access and review notes
Timed number-fact practice. Choose Number Bonds and stay on bonds to 10 for this concept; other modes cover doubles, tables, and larger totals.
Save an end-of-round screenshot with Number Bonds to 10 selected, plus a parent tally of correct missing partners.
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Check understanding
- Given 7, respond '3' to make 10
- Use a ten-frame to find the complement to 10
- Record pairs that make 10 as equations (e.g. 6 + 4 = 10)
“If your child has 6 strawberries and needs 10 for a recipe, can they quickly tell you they need 4 more — without counting all the way up from 1?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Addition & Subtraction
- Age range
- Ages 4–6
Standards