Bear's Bonds to 10 – Number Bonds Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

Use ten frames, bond circles and matching to master every pair of numbers that make 10. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with number bonds, with a friendly bear to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and footer, and a teacher answer key on page 2.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 19 marks in total:

• Activity A: Completing ten frames to make 10.
• Activity B: Matching pairs that make 10.
• Activity C: Four bond circles to 10.
• Activity D: Missing-number sums that make 10.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Pairs that make 5 and 10
• Using ten frames to find missing partners
• Bonds to 20 using 10 as a helper
• Fact families linking adding and subtracting

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Mark with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the bear when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Number strand, where learners find pairs that make 5, 10 and 20 and build fact families. Answer key included.