MyMathKidK-8 Curriculum

Kindergarten Number Bonds: Bonds of 5

Master all the ways to make 5

What You'll Learn

Know 5 = 0+5, 1+4, 2+3, 3+2, 4+1, 5+0
Use one hand (5 fingers) to explore bonds
Build towards Making 10

📖All About 5

5 is a special number! You have 5 fingers on each hand. 5 can be made as 0+5, 1+4, 2+3, 3+2, 4+1, 5+0.

💡

Hold up some fingers on one hand. Count them, then count the folded fingers. Those two numbers always make 5!

Worked examples

Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.

Example 1
4 + 1 = ?
1. A number bond joins two parts to make a whole. Here the two parts are 4 and 1.
2. To find the whole, put the parts together: 4 + 1.
3. So the whole is 5.
Answer: 5
Example 2
? + 4 = 5
1. A number bond joins two parts to make a whole. The whole is 5 and one part is 4.
2. To find the missing part, take the known part away from the whole: 5 − 4.
3. So the missing part is 1.
Answer: 1
Example 3
1 + ? = 5
1. A number bond joins two parts to make a whole. The whole is 5 and one part is 1.
2. To find the missing part, take the known part away from the whole: 5 − 1.
3. So the missing part is 4.
Answer: 4

Practice Worksheets

Bonds of 5 (Set A)

All the ways to make 5: 0+5, 1+4, 2+3, 3+2, 4+1, 5+0

Bonds of 5 (Set B)

More bonds of 5 practice

Bonds of 5 (Set C)

Additional bonds of 5

Bonds of 5 (Set D)

Keep practicing bonds of 5

Bonds of 5 (Set E)

Master bonds of 5

Mixed Number Bonds