KCS Bead String Book

33 WAYS TO USE A

100 BEAD STRING

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PUPIL 20 BEAD STRING | WHITE/RED 9mm polished resin beads.

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PUPIL 100 BEAD STRING WHITE/RED

9mm polished resin beads.

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Here at KCS we want to make your life easier and help you to inspire young minds. Let this handy booklet inspire you with a range of ways to use a beadstring all linked to the national curriculum.

1

NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Make a set number.

Move two groups of ten and six individual beads to make the number 26.

2 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Count along the bead string in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.

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3 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Ask children questions such as find 2 less than or 10 more than a set number of beads.

4 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Show the place value of a number such as 45 by separating 4 groups of 10 beads and 5 individual beads.

5 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Hide a set number of beads and ask children to estimate how many beads are hidden.

6 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Solve word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division practically using a bead string.

8 x 2 = 16

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7 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Round numbers by showing 27 beads rounded up to 30 and 33 beads being rounded down to 30.

8 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Represent negative numbers by displaying the bead string vertically.

9 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Show children a set number of beads and ask them which number this represents.

10 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Use numerous bead strings to model larger numbers. The number 546 would require 5 full bead strings and one bead string showing 40 and 6.

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11 NUMBER | NUMBER & PLACE VALUE Make number sequences on the bead string identifying the pattern and carrying this on.

12 NUMBER | ADDITION & SUBTRACTION Make number bonds up to 100.

3 + 7 = 10

13 NUMBER | ADDITION & SUBTRACTION Model repeated addition through separating groups of beads and counting on.

3+3+3+3+3+3

14 NUMBER | ADDITION & SUBTRACTION Take away a number of beads from a large number.

40 - 5 = 35

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15 NUMBER | ADDITION & SUBTRACTION Use two bead strings to show the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction.

3 + 7 = 10

10 - 3 = 7

16 NUMBER | ADDITION & SUBTRACTION Use two bead strings to find the difference between two numbers. Make the number 20 on one bead string and the number 34 on the other bead string. Sliding the additional beads along the bead string and counting them.

17 NUMBER | ADDITION & SUBTRACTION Using a dice get children to add or subtract the corresponding number of beads on the bead string.

18 NUMBER | MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION Make a number and show division by making groups of beads.

40 รท 10 = 4

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19 NUMBER | MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION Show a set number of beads and divide these clearly showing the remainder.

42 รท 10 = 4 r 2

20 NUMBER | MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION Create groups of a number to show how it is multiplied.

5x5

21 NUMBER | FRACTIONS, DECIMALS & PERCENTAGES Make a number on the bead string and then find half.

22 NUMBER | FRACTIONS, DECIMALS & PERCENTAGES Make a number on the bead string and double it.

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23 NUMBER | FRACTIONS, DECIMALS & PERCENTAGES Count up and down the bead string in tenths.

24 NUMBER | FRACTIONS, DECIMALS & PERCENTAGES Show a fraction of a set number of beads.

1/4 of 20 is 5 beads.

25 NUMBER | FRACTIONS, DECIMALS & PERCENTAGES Show a percentage of a set number of beads.

20% of 100 is 20 beads.

26 RATIO & PROPORTION Show the ratio of red beads to white beads. 2 groups of red beads and one group of white represent 2:1.

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27 RATIO & PROPORTION Demonstrate proportion by showing 50 beads. 30 beads are red and 20 beads are white so the proportion of white beads is 2/5 or 2 in 5.

28 ALGEBRA Work out linear sequences by moving the beads on the bead string to identify the pattern. The sequence 3, 7, 11, 15, 19 would be represented by children adding groups of four each time.

29 ALGEBRA Use two bead strings one to represent each side of an equation. To find out 2a + 2a = 8 Children can make 8 on one bead string and then use the other bead string to explore 2a + 2a.

30 MEASUREMENT Use the bead string as a non standard unit of measure to find the lengths of objects.

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31 MEASUREMENT Use two bead strings to make two different numbers. Ask children which is longer, shorter and which has more or less beads.

32 MEASUREMENT Imagine each bead on the bead string has a value of 1p. The whole bead string is worth £1. Ask children to buy items from a shop and deduct the money spent from the bead string.

33 GEOMETRY | PROPERTIES OF SHAPES Display a sequence of beads on one side of the string and then copy the pattern on the other side to show symmetry.

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