Summary
In “Seven Wonders,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about number bonds to 7. A full episode (~14 min) from the BBC CBeebies maths-adventure series — a quick, friendly way to anchor a numeracy warm-up or maths centre.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Number bonds are the pairs that add together to make a number -- knowing them makes adding and taking away much faster.
- What target number were the Numberjacks making?
- Which two numbers added together to make it?
- Can you find a different pair that makes the same total?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: number bond, pair, add, make, total.
Try it: Pick the episode's target number and list every pair of numbers that adds up to it.