Build your students' fluency with number combinations to ten with the engaging Friends of Ten Task Card PACKAGE! Practise in this area is an essential foundation for young mathematicians. It supports efficient mental maths and prepares students to work confidently with all four operations throughout primary school.

This bumper resource pack brings together all of our Friends of Ten Task Card sets in one easy download. Designed to fit perfectly in Kmart Photo Storage containers, this package offers the ultimate solution for organising your fluency activities. It’s ideal for small group work, fast finishers, morning tubs, intervention groups, or Maths rotations - making it easy to embed daily number bonds practise into your classroom routine.

The Friends of Ten Task Card PACKAGE includes 11 different task card sets, each providing a unique, hands-on way for students to explore number combinations to ten. From matching pairs and building number sentences to sorting treasure from junk and more, this varied collection ensures plenty of opportunities for students to build confidence, flexibility, and automaticity with number bonds.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Develop fluency with number combinations that total ten
• ✅ Strengthen part-part-whole understanding and number sense
• ✅ Build mental maths accuracy, flexibility, and speed
• ✅ Provide varied and engaging practise opportunities
• ✅ Support interactive and hands-on fluency development

What’s Included:

• Friends of Ten Task Card PACKAGE featuring 11 complete task card sets:
  1. Ladybug Dots
  2. Rainbow Facts
  3. Fingers to Ten
  4. Baking Ten Pastries
  5. Alien Code
  6. Butterfly Catch
  7. Animal Pairs
  8. Ice Cream Sprinkles
  9. Treasure Sorting
  10. What’s Missing
  11. Unicorn and Stars

Materials Needed:

• Printed and laminated task cards
• Clips, counters, whiteboard markers (depending on the activity)
• Storage container (e.g. Kmart Photo Storage box) for easy organisation and access

How to Use:

1. Print and laminate each set of task cards for durability and repeated use.
2. Organise the task cards into a Kmart Photo Storage container for simple classroom management.
3. Introduce each task card set as a station or warm-up activity during your Maths block.
4. Rotate task cards regularly to keep practise fresh and engaging.
5. Encourage students to verbalise their thinking and reflect on the number combinations as they work through the activities.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a dedicated fluency station in your Maths rotations.
• 💡 Provide for fast finishers to reinforce number bonds through repeated exposure.
• 💡 Incorporate into small group intervention sessions to target specific fluency needs.
• 💡 Use during morning tubs to kick-start students’ mathematical thinking for the day.
• 💡 Pair with digital games like Friends of Ten Apple Picking and Race to the Sky for extra variety and engagement.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Store each task card set in a labelled compartment of a Kmart Photo Storage container for quick and easy access.
• 💛 Introduce new sets gradually to ensure students build strong conceptual understanding and fluency over time.
• 💛 Use task cards for quick formative assessment to monitor fluency and identify areas for targeted support.
• 💛 Encourage students to discuss their thinking and reasoning aloud to deepen understanding of number bonds to ten.
• 💛 Combine with our Friends of Ten Worksheet Package for additional written practise and consolidation of fluency skills.

The Friends of Ten Task Card PACKAGE provides everything you need to deliver engaging, hands-on fluency practise for number bonds to ten - helping your students develop the confidence, speed, and flexibility they need to succeed in mental maths!