Addition Magician

The "Addition Magician" is a great way to make math visual. It took less than an hour to make with mostly recycled materials and my students love it.


Materials:
cardboard box
two paper towel rolls
hot glue gun
optional:
scrapbook paper
ribbon
paint

Cut one side of a cardboard box. You will want to save this piece to use as an incline. Turn the box so that the opening is on the side. Make two holes on the top of the box to feed the paper towel rolls through. I cut the paper towel rolls on an angle so that the poms poms could come out more easily. Glue the paper towel rolls in place at the top of the box. Decorations are optional but what 7 year old doesn't love glitter!