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Whole Part and Number Bond
This is the Whole Part and Number Bond mat. This mat shows a large rectangle with the word “whole” on it and two smaller rectangles beneath it and equal to it with the word “part” on each. It also has a separate diagram with a circle with the word “whole” on it and two circles with “part” coming off from it. This mat allows students to kinesthetically understand the relationship between the whole and the parts of a whole. Students use their entire body or manipulatives to make sense of the whole-part concept.
Kindergarten - Grade 2
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Two Parts Makes a Whole
Have students jump from part to part then to a whole. As they hop to the whole, they will say, “Two parts make a whole.”Kindergarten, Grade 1Addition
Have the students put varying amounts of popsicle sticks on each square that says “part”, count them, and then add them together to make a whole. Making the sum out...Kindergarten, Grade 1Subtraction
Have the students put popsicle sticks on the “whole” square and one “part” square. Then, have them subtract the amount of “part” sticks from the “whole” to determine the other...Kindergarten, Grade 1How Many Combinations?
Place blocks/sticks in the “whole” square. Have students work together to see how many different combinations of parts they can make to equal the same whole. Continue with many different...Kindergarten, Grade 1Dice Decide
Have students roll two dice (the larger the better). Place one of the dice in each “part” on the mat. Have students add together the number of dots on both...Kindergarten, Grade 1Make Five
Place a 5 (on a notecard, a printed number card, popsicle sticks, etc.) in the “whole” section on the mat and a number less than 5 in one of the...KindergartenMake Ten
Place a 10 (on a notecard, a printed number card, popsicle sticks, etc.) in the “whole” section on the mat and a number less than 10 in one of the...Kindergarten, Grade 1Make Twenty
Place a 20 (on a notecard, a printed number card, popsicle sticks, etc) in the whole part on the mat and a number less than 20 in one of the...Grade 1Number Bonds
Have students practice making different two-digit numbers into parts of tens and ones. For example, place the number 23 on the “whole.” Students then place 20 in one “part” and...Grade 1, Grade 2
