CANDY
ACTIVITIES
OBJECTIVES:
Counting,
Sorting
MATERIALS: small package of coloured candies
Crayons
(R)
Book,
M and M Counting Book (R)
Graph
glued in Math Journal
Math
Journal (R)
A. Read the book with your "Special Person".
Discuss any interesting parts.
Do you have a favourite picture?
B.
Discuss: How many
candies do you think are in the box?
(Guess and record your guess on the next empty page in your Math
Journal). How could you
check? How many are in the
box? (Record this number
too.)
C.
Ask your child to sort the candies according to colour:
How
many different colours are there?
How
many red (yellow, pink, etc.) ones are there?
Which
colour has the most? the
least?
D. Use the graph that is glued in your Math Journal to show how many
of each colour of candies you found.
Draw circles or trace each candy in colour rows.
E. Record the name of this Math Pack and today’s date on the top of
the page in your Math Journal.
Share the candies; eat and enjoy!
