The Bead Chains are found in the Bead Cabinet; two different chains for each number, 1-10. The first chain breaks down the number squared, and the second chain breaks down the number cubed. The colour scheme of the chains are the same as the Short Bead Stair: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine with the addition of the number ten. The chains are as long as its corresponding number either squared or cubed. Accompanying each chain is a square or a cube, respectively.
When a child uses the Bead Chains for skip counting, they lay the chain on a mat and use corresponding numbered arrow tags to count out the chain, in multiples of its particular number. For example, if working with the number six chain, the child will count in multiples of six, placing the arrow tags accordingly at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 etc.
