Help your students build fluency with number combinations that make ten using the engaging Butterfly Catch Friends of Ten Worksheet! This essential skill, often called 'Friends of Ten', lays a strong foundation for mental maths strategies and supports the development of efficiency and accuracy across all mathematical operations in primary school.

In this set of worksheets, students explore number pairs that total ten by completing butterfly wings with the correct matching number or dot representation. This visual and hands-on approach makes the concept of number bonds to ten both meaningful and memorable for young learners. Varying levels of difficulty are included so you can easily differentiate to meet the needs of your students.

The Butterfly Catch Friends of Ten Worksheet is part of our larger ‘Friends of Ten’ resource collection and provides excellent practise to build confidence and fluency with this key skill. For even more variety, you can complement these worksheets with our Friends of Ten Apple Picking, Friends of Ten Puppet Show, Friends of Ten Shop with Mr Bog, and Friends of Ten Race to the Sky interactive games.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Develop fluency with number combinations that total ten
• ✅ Build mental maths efficiency and accuracy
• ✅ Strengthen understanding of number relationships and bonds
• ✅ Support future learning across all mathematical operations
• ✅ Encourage visual representation and mathematical reasoning

What’s Included:

• Set of Butterfly Catch Friends of Ten worksheets
• Tasks include:
  • - Completing butterfly wings to make number bonds to ten
  • - Using number and dot combinations for visual learning
• Multiple levels of difficulty for easy differentiation
• Part of our larger Friends of Ten worksheet package

Materials Needed:

• Printed Butterfly Catch worksheets
• Pencils and erasers
• Optional: counters or tens frames for concrete support
• Coloured pencils or markers for additional engagement

How to Use:

1. Print the worksheets and select levels appropriate to your students' needs.
2. Introduce the concept of Friends of Ten using hands-on materials such as tens frames or counters.
3. Model how to complete a butterfly by finding the missing number or dot combination to make ten.
4. Students complete the worksheets independently, in pairs, or during small group sessions.
5. Follow up with discussion and practise through games or additional Friends of Ten activities.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a follow-up task after introducing Friends of Ten with hands-on materials.
• 💡 Include in Maths rotations as independent fluency practise.
• 💡 Use for targeted support or intervention sessions.
• 💡 Provide as a homework task to reinforce classroom learning.
• 💡 Pair with our interactive games such as Apple Picking and Race to the Sky for extra engagement.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Laminate a few copies of the worksheets for repeated use with whiteboard markers during Maths centres.
• 💛 Pair worksheets with concrete materials to support students who need extra scaffolding.
• 💛 Use the differentiated levels to ensure all students are appropriately challenged.
• 💛 Encourage students to explain their thinking aloud as they complete each butterfly.
• 💛 Combine with the Friends of Ten Task Card Package for even more varied practise opportunities.

The Butterfly Catch Friends of Ten Worksheet offers a fun and effective way to build vital number fluency - helping your students develop the strong mathematical foundation they need for future success.