Flip Flops Again

Counting challengesFollowing a couple of requests I have repackaged the original maths starter activity (the original Flip Flop design) in two ways:

- a larger, A3 format, so you can use the counting activities with larger groups of children.

- a set of mini Flip Flops, each counting grid is 8.5cm square.

The smaller sized Flip Flops are the result of a teacher telling me she has had great results letting her children use them to:

  • experiment with number bonds for themselves
  • challenge themselves by folding the sheet on a table - "I can see 6 faces, how many are hidden?"
  • challenge each other - "I am showing you 2 faces, how many are on my side"
  • respond to questions by folding the Flip Flop to show specific quantities

For details of counting activities and how to use/fold them, see the original Flip Flop post.

Counting activity counting activity - mini flip flops

 

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janesal's picture

The numbers count teacher at

Submitted by janesal on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 15:58.
The numbers count teacher at school showed me these. They work great 1:1 so I am going to try using them with my whole class! Should be great! Love having new and exciting resources.  
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janesal's picture

The numbers count teacher at

Submitted by janesal on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 15:58.
The numbers count teacher at school showed me these. They work great 1:1 so I am going to try using them with my whole class! Should be great! Love having new and exciting resources.  
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cathtebbs's picture

 I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these!

Submitted by cathtebbs on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 20:17.
 I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these! Had similar type of thing years ago when I first qualified but for multiplication purposes with KS2, rather than number bonds. These are really lovely and looking forward to trying them out with the children's versions. Great resource.
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maths's picture

They look fantastic!!

Submitted by maths on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 19:23.
They look fantastic!!
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cookson's picture

I made a kind of flip flop

Submitted by cookson on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 18:20.
I made a kind of flip flop with my daughter a while ago and she loved it so much I've been looking for an excuse to use it in school. Now that you have attached 'educational value' to them there'll be no stopping me! I'm also always looking for ways of reinforcing number bonds to 10, so thanks.
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libby41's picture

Wow - I haven't used these

Submitted by libby41 on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 11:06.

Wow - I haven't used these before and I can't wait to try them. I'm downloading the smaller ones too. I know the children will just love pretending to be me when they use them!

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khagen's picture

I made one of these at

Submitted by khagen on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 23:20.
I made one of these at college (20 years ago!!!!) and used it so much it fell apart. I'm now back in Foundation after a while in KS1/2 and stumbled across your great site while looking for instructions, as I couldn't remember how to make a new one! Thanks so much. Can't wait to get busy.
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S Cudworth's picture

Thank you. I'm using this

Submitted by S Cudworth on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 10:56.
Thank you. I'm using this with my intervention group.
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swolf68's picture

Can't wait to use this

Submitted by swolf68 on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 17:58.
Can't wait to use this resource. It is always nice to find resources you know the children will love. Plus I get to play with sticky back plastic. Yey!
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loopydon's picture

I am a PGCE student , this is

Submitted by loopydon on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 12:46.
I am a PGCE student , this is a great resource which I have used with FS2 - I adapted it for my lower groups - 5 faces - which works , but needs a couple of cuts in places !
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johdu's picture

Sounds like a good adaptation

Submitted by johdu on Tue, 06/07/2011 - 20:17.
Sounds like a good adaptation - thanks for sharing the idea.
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michael40's picture

Have just found these and

Submitted by michael40 on Wed, 03/09/2011 - 12:10.
Have just found these and they look great. Will be using them in a mental starter this week as something different!
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justjen's picture

Flip Flops are a great

Submitted by justjen on Mon, 02/21/2011 - 13:37.
Flip Flops are a great resource for reinforcing number bonds...my children love using them!
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Jacqueline Beringer's picture

The flip flops were a hit -

Submitted by Jacqueline Beringer on Sun, 02/20/2011 - 09:23.
The flip flops were a hit - very engaging. When they played off against each other and the shouting became too loud I asked them to use their fingers rather than yelling out the answer. Thanks!
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johdu's picture

Good to hear it went so well.

Submitted by johdu on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 20:52.
Good to hear it went so well.
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acrocker's picture

I love these, can't wait to

Submitted by acrocker on Sun, 02/13/2011 - 11:03.
I love these, can't wait to use them this week when teaching number bonds.
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marcus.williams's picture

I use these regularly as a

Submitted by marcus.williams on Sun, 01/30/2011 - 21:59.
I use these regularly as a class and the children have individual flip flops for pair work. Good for introducing number bonds and increasing pace of their recall.
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BEXJ's picture

Hi just found website and I

Submitted by BEXJ on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 17:48.
Hi just found website and I love it, thanks so much downloaded 4 great resources
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RSmith's picture

A great idea for my Numbers

Submitted by RSmith on Wed, 11/17/2010 - 12:29.
A great idea for my Numbers Count children. Thank you so much, just what I've been looking for!
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deeno's picture

These are fantastic for our

Submitted by deeno on Thu, 11/11/2010 - 10:03.
These are fantastic for our special needs children working on number bonds. We will use them in small group and one to one. Thankx
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LukeW's picture

This is deceptively simple. I

Submitted by LukeW on Wed, 09/29/2010 - 15:23.
This is deceptively simple. I will use this with a range of pupils and will ask more able children to use the resource to practice times tables.
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marcus.williams's picture

Lovely colourful flip flops.

Submitted by marcus.williams on Sun, 09/26/2010 - 19:14.
Lovely colourful flip flops. Fantastic for practising number bonds
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Katie Matthews's picture

A super resource for

Submitted by Katie Matthews on Tue, 09/14/2010 - 09:38.
A super resource for counting, adding and subtracting. This was highly recommended to me on a course.
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oneof8's picture

Looking forward to using

Submitted by oneof8 on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 10:46.
Looking forward to using this. Thank you.
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rpowell's picture

These look so fun! Any

Submitted by rpowell on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 19:49.
These look so fun! Any different ways of consolidating number bonds has to be good.
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Windmill 27's picture

These are great to use as

Submitted by Windmill 27 on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:19.
These are great to use as mental starters! thank you
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chocolate1's picture

Not so long ago I went on a

Submitted by chocolate1 on Sun, 07/25/2010 - 13:31.
Not so long ago I went on a maths course where they recommended using flip flops. I attempted to make my own - what a disaster!! I can't wait to print these off and try them with children in my family as well as pupils!
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jmart279's picture

Thank you! Wonderful resource

Submitted by jmart279 on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 09:58.
Thank you! Wonderful resource I have NEVER seen in Australia. I will be spreading the word.
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geordie cat's picture

Flip flops

Submitted by geordie cat on Sun, 04/25/2010 - 19:57.
The flip flops I currently use a lot are lookin g a bit worn so great to find a new design to liven them up and useful to have an A3 one.
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johdu's picture

Thank you for your comment, I

Submitted by johdu on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 20:58.
Thank you for your comment, I hope it works out well for you and the children you work with. I will be adding a few more resources/ideas for number bonds in the next few days or so. John 
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