What to do:

• divide the lid of the box into equal parts (no higher than 10)
• assign numbers to each part
• draw small lines to represent the numbers next to the numerals
• carefully cut slits into the small lines with an exacto knife
• place enough popsicle sticks inside the box so that there are enough sticks for each numeral to be represented
• encourage children to match the right number of sticks with the right numeral (ie. the number 5 would have five popsicle sticks stuck into the slits beside it)
• when finished, children should not have any sticks left
• pull all sticks out of lid and return to inside of box for next child

You will need:

• a shoe box
• popsicle sticks
• sharp cutting knife (ADULTS ONLY PLEASE)
• labelling pen