Number Bonds Strategy Mat

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Number Bonds Strategy Mat: Header 'Number Bonds Strategy Mat'; top-left definition box with a small part–part–whole diagram; checklist 'I can use number bonds to...' (5 bullet points). Section 1 'Choose a whole' with a large blank box labelled 'My whole number'. Section 2 'Make Number Bonds' with six empty part–part–whole circular diagrams to fill. Section 3 'Use Strategies' contains four labelled strategy panels: 'Tens + Ones' (base-ten visuals, e.g. 34 = 30 + 4), 'Near Doubles' (7 and 8 examp...

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This printable is a one-page number-bonds strategy mat showing a part–part–whole diagram, a write-in area for choosing a whole, multiple empty number-bond templates to complete, strategy reminders (tens + ones, near doubles, make a ten, fact families) and short problem questions with space for working. It is designed to scaffold pupils as they decompose two-digit numbers and use number bonds to add or subtract mentally. Use it as a visual reference, guided practice sheet, or quick intervention tool when teaching decomposition and make-10 strategies.

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