Math Game Box

Floss box
120 wooden hearts (that fit inside sections)
2 wooden circles (that fit inside sections)
Digital timer (optional - check the Dollar store)
Printed instructions for games
Colored Sharpie pens

Label box sections 1-10 (or to whatever number you'd like)
Put 12 hearts in each section
Number the faces of each heart to skip count by the appropriate number in each section
    1s number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    2s number: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
    ect.
On the (2) circle pieces, put + and - on either side of one token and < and = on the other (can use a 3rd
     circle and make multiplication and division pieces as well)
Color the edges of every heart in each section a different color (need 10 different colors of Sharpie)
   Coloring them each a different color is helpful when putting them away; the smallest number of each color
    tells student which section to put it back in. Then everything that color goes with it.

Print rules for a few different games on cards that will fit inside one of the sections. Examples:
1. Lay out each section from 1 to 10 in order with the 1's on the top row, 2s on the 2nd row... all the way to 10 (after this is done, show student how to use the grid to see what numbers are when multiplied together - find the 5 on the top and the 8 down the left side = where those 2 intersect is 40. 5x8 is 40)
2. Dump out the hearts from one section and turn them all over so you can't see the numbers. Set the timer for 30 seconds. When you push "start" turn over all the hearts and put them in order of smallest to largest. Then say all the numbers out loud from smallest to largest - you're skip counting!
3. Lay out 2 numbers and use the circle symbols with the < and = sign to show if one number is bigger than another or if they are equal.
4. Lay out equations and see which sign fits. Example: 2 (blank space) 3 = 5 (student puts in addition sign)