Christmas Tree Addition and Subtraction Craftivity | Number Bonds to 20
Making ten, made hands-on — and a festive display at the end of it!
Every tree holds ten questions, one in each bauble circle. On the part-part-whole trees the star carries the whole and each circle is missing a part; on the addition and subtraction trees the circles hold a complete sum. Students work out the number, write it on a loose bauble, then glue only the top band so the bauble lifts to show the question underneath. Perfect for a maths rotation, an early finisher task or a December display.
What's included:
- How to Use page
- Teacher ideas page, with the misconceptions worth watching for
- 6 part-part-whole trees: the wholes 5 to 10, whole number on the star
- 5 addition and subtraction trees: within 10, within 20, and a mixed revision sheet
- 1 blank tree, for your own numbers
- 2 bauble sheets: thirty blank baubles each, three trees' worth a sheet
- 11 answer keys, one per tree sheet
- Terms of Use
- Australian and US spelling
How it works:
- Students work out the missing number in a bauble circle.
- They write it on a loose bauble from the bauble sheet.
- They cut it out and glue the top band only, so it hinges.
- Colour the tree and hang it up. Lift a flap to check the question underneath!
Why teachers love it:
- Blank baubles, so students produce the answer rather than match by elimination
- Eleven sheets across two levels, so everyone can be on the right tree
- Keys on the same template, for marking straight down a finished display
- Print the baubles on coloured card so they pop against the tree
Curriculum: Suits Foundation to Year 2. Linked to the Australian Curriculum (Version 9), Number strand: partitioning and combining collections to 10, and adding and subtracting within 20 using part-part-whole knowledge.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
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