These paper chains offer a creative alternative to a worksheet and a great way to brighten a long hallway! I have included options for Kindergarten through 5th graders.

Kindergarten – Ordering numbers 1-20

1st grade – Matching base ten blocks to 2-digit numbers

2nd grade – Addition and Subtraction with and without regrouping

3rd grade – Area and Perimeter

4th grade – Long division with and without remainders

5th grade – Add, subtract, and find equivalent fractions

Directions for teachers

I printed each grade’s activity on a separate color of paper; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

I then cut blank strips of each color to attach each students’ chain to the next. Ex. For Kindergarten each student created a red chain that I attached with blank red strips. First grade did the same with orange etc. until we had a continuous chain of each color.

I used paper clips to clip chains to our dropped ceiling tiles running the length of our elementary hallway in rainbow order.