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Counting And Graphing
Students explore counting and graphing. For this math lesson plan, students practice counting from 1-25 and are exposed to two types of graphs: the pie graph and the bar graph. Students use Skittles to represent a variety of measurements.
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SkittleGraphs
Second graders discover how to make a bar graph. Each student receives a bag of Skittles candy. They make a bar graph which documents the colors found in the bag. At the end of the lesson, the Skittles are eaten. Fun!
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Environmental Graphing
Students experiment with graphing. For this graphing introduction lesson, students complete four activities: 1) a bar graph based on class birthdays 2) an estimation graph of the raisins in raisin bread 3) another estimation example with...
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A Bar of Many Colors
Second graders use colored candies to collect data, construct double bar graphs, and find averages.
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Skittle Graphing (Lesson Plan)
Pupils discuss the uses of graphs. They use color candies to count and sort before designing graphs. They label the graph papers with appropriate titles and candy colors. They complete the graph bars, and discuss the results with a...
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Yummy Math
Young mathematicians use bags of Skittles to help them gain practice in graphing and organizing data. They work in pairs, and after they have counted and organized their Skittles, they access a computer program which allows them to print...