Number Bonds to 5: Let's Make 5!

Math Grades 1st Grade 2:58 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn how to make 5 using number pairs (number bonds) with a fun song and activities!

Video Resource

I Can Say My Number Pairs 5 | Math Song for Kids | Number Bonds | Jack Hartmann

Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel

Duration: 2:58
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Key Concepts

  • Number pairs (number bonds)
  • Composition of numbers
  • Addition
  • The concept of 'whole' and 'parts'

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify all number pairs that make 5.
  • Students will be able to represent number pairs for 5 using their fingers and objects.
  • Students will understand that two parts make a whole.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what their favorite number is. Introduce the concept of number pairs and explain that today they will be learning all the number pairs that make 5. Ask: What does it mean to 'make' 5? (Lead them to understand that we're adding numbers together to get 5.)
  • Watch the Video (3 mins)
    Play the Jack Hartmann video 'I Can Say My Number Pairs 5'. Encourage students to sing along and use their fingers to show the number pairs as they are presented in the song.
  • Discussion and Finger Activity (7 mins)
    After the video, review the number pairs for 5. Have students use their fingers to represent each number pair. For example, show 5 fingers on one hand and 0 on the other. Then, show 4 on one hand and 1 on the other, and so on. Emphasize that the *total* number of fingers is always 5.
  • Object-Based Practice (10 mins)
    Provide each student with 5 small objects (e.g., counters, blocks, erasers). Have them divide the objects into two groups to represent the different number pairs of 5. For example, they can put 3 objects in one group and 2 in another. Ask them to say the number pair: '3 and 2 make 5'.
  • Worksheet Activity (10 mins)
    Distribute a worksheet with pictures of 5 objects (e.g., apples). Have students color the objects in two different colors to represent a number pair. Then, have them write the number pair on the line (e.g., 2 red apples and 3 green apples = 2 and 3).

Interactive Exercises

  • Act It Out!
    Call on students to act out the number pairs. For example, ask 5 students to come to the front. Then, ask them to split into two groups, like 4 and 1, or 3 and 2. Have the class say the number pair together: '4 and 1 make 5!'
  • Number Bond Game
    Draw number bond diagrams on the board (a circle with two lines branching out to two other circles). Fill in the large circle with the number 5. Have students come up and fill in the smaller circles with number pairs that make 5.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a number pair?
  • Can you think of another way to make 5 besides the ones in the song?

Skills Developed

  • Number sense
  • Addition
  • Problem-solving
  • Visual representation

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which number pair makes 5?

Correct Answer: 3 and 2

Question 2:

If you have 4 toys, how many more do you need to have 5 toys?

Correct Answer: 1

Question 3:

What plus 0 equals 5?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 4:

Which two numbers are missing to make 5? ? + ? = 5

Correct Answer: 1 and 4

Question 5:

If you have 2 apples, how many more apples do you need to have 5 apples?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 6:

Which of these is NOT a number pair for 5?

Correct Answer: 2 and 2

Question 7:

What is another name for number pairs?

Correct Answer: Number bonds

Question 8:

If one part is 1, what is the other part to make 5?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 9:

If one part is 3, what is the other part to make 5?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 10:

What two parts make a whole?

Correct Answer: 5

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

____ and 0 makes 5.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 2:

4 and ____ makes 5.

Correct Answer: 1

Question 3:

3 and ____ makes 5.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 4:

1 and ____ makes 5.

Correct Answer: 4

Question 5:

2 and ____ makes 5.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 6:

0 and ____ makes 5.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 7:

Number pairs are also called number ____.

Correct Answer: bonds

Question 8:

When we add numbers, we can make a ____.

Correct Answer: whole

Question 9:

Two parts make a ____.

Correct Answer: whole

Question 10:

____ and 4 makes 5.

Correct Answer: 1

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6:Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13). CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.D.7:Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true or false. For example, which of the following equations are true and which are false? 6 = 6, 7 = 8 - 1, 5 + 2 = 2 + 5, 4 + 1 = 5 + 2.

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