Make partitioning fun and visual with our Catching Dragonflies: Partitioning Numbers to 20 PowerPoint. This interactive game helps students practise breaking numbers into parts using visual models - making number composition and decomposition both engaging and memorable.

Students are presented with a target number and must identify the dragonfly that shows a correct partition of that number. Representations include dice, dominoes and connecting blocks - giving students repeated exposure to familiar manipulatives in a digital format. With 14 dragonflies to catch, this PowerPoint supports both fluency and number flexibility.

Catching Dragonflies: Partitioning Numbers to 20 PowerPoint is ideal for whole-class warm-ups, small group work, or as a fun way to consolidate partitioning strategies during your number unit.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Partition numbers to 20 using familiar representations
• ✅ Recognise number bonds and part-part-whole relationships
• ✅ Develop number sense and mental calculation strategies

What’s Included:

• Interactive PowerPoint with 14 dragonfly partition questions
• Visual models including dice, dominoes and blocks
• Game-style structure with instant feedback

Materials Needed:

• Interactive whiteboard or device capable of running PowerPoint
• Optional: small whiteboards to use for extra hands-on learning

How to Use:

1. Open the PowerPoint on your interactive whiteboard or device.
2. Display the target number on each slide.
3. Students choose the dragonfly that correctly partitions the number.
4. Click to reveal whether the answer is correct.
5. Repeat for additional slides to reinforce number flexibility.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a maths warm-up when introducing partitioning
• 💡 Include in number rotations with small groups
• 💡 Pair with physical manipulatives for tactile support
• 💡 Use during small group intervention to build number sense
• 💡 Extend by having students create their own partition visuals

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Use small whiteboards for students to write and explain their partitions
• 💛 Reinforce part-part-whole language during class discussion
• 💛 Link this activity with hands-on matching games or number bond cards

Catching Dragonflies: Partitioning Numbers to 20 PowerPoint is a colourful, hands-on way to boost number confidence - bringing energy and understanding to your early maths lessons.