Make Valentine’s Day math meaningful and hands-on with this Adding Candy Hearts Valentine’s Day File Folder Game! 💗 With a colorful candy heart theme, students are gently reminded of Jesus’ love, inspired by John 3:16–17, while practicing addition within 10.

This Christian math resource is designed for kindergarten, first grade and special education students and includes 3 differentiated file folder activities, available in both color and black-and-white. Students build strong early math foundations through counting, adding, and solving simple equations using concrete visuals.

This low-prep resource is perfect for math centers, independent practice, small groups, intervention, and task boxes.

📂 What's Included (20 Pages Total)

✔ 3 Valentine-themed file folder activities
✔ Color and black-and-white versions
✔ Addition within 10
✔ Printable PDF (not editable)

❤️ File Folder Activities

Activity 1: Count & Add Candy Hearts
Students count heart shapes and add them together to find the correct sum.

Activity 2: Match the Equation to the Sum
Students identify each addition equation and match it to the correct total.

Activity 3: Find the Missing Addend
Students determine the missing number needed to complete each addition equation.

🎯 Skills Practiced

• Addition within 10
• Counting objects from 1–10
• One-to-one correspondence
• Cardinality
• Identifying numbers 1–10
• Understanding part–part–whole relationships
• Matching equations to answers
• Fine motor development using pincer grasp when manipulating pieces

📚 Standards Alignment (Common Core)

Kindergarten – Operations & Algebraic Thinking

• K.OA.A.1 – Represent addition using objects or drawings
• K.OA.A.2 – Solve addition problems within 10
• K.OA.A.5 – Fluently add within 5

Counting & Cardinality

• K.CC.B.4 – Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities

👩‍🏫 Perfect For

• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Special Education
• Early Intervention
• Christian & Faith-Based Classrooms
• Math Centers
• File Folder Activities
• Independent Practice
• Small Groups
• Valentine’s Day Math Activities

✂️ TEACHER DIRECTIONS

1. Print the pages you plan to use (color or black-and-white).
2. Laminate for durability (optional but recommended).
3. Cut out individual pieces.
4. Attach Velcro dots to pieces and the file folder.
5. Store in a file folder or task box for repeated use.
   

📌 This PDF printable is not editable. Please feel free to contact me if edits are needed.

💗 If you loved adding candy hearts, be sure to check out our Counting Candy Hearts Valentine File Folder Game for more hands-on math fun!