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Circle of Control with a Kiss

For Teachers 4th
A presentation walks scholars through an exercise of self-control. Using Hershey Kisses, learners listen closely and follow directions, leading them to a worksheet that looks at what they can and can't control. Pupils discuss their...
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Chocolate

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Are you the biggest chocoholic? Scholars read text about people eating chocolate and sequence the text by putting them in order of who ate the most to least chocolate. They quiz classmates to discover who is the biggest chocoholic in the...
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Get a Half-life!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use m&m candies as their sample set. They begin by counting the total number of candies to determine their sample size. Students put the candies into a cup and shake them gently before pouring them onto a paper plate....
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Exponential Functions -- M&M Activity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students receive cups and M & M candies. They perform an experiment to compare the graph of theoretical and experimental exponential growth. Students spill a pair of candies onto the table. They add candies for each "M" they see....
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M & M Counting Chart

For Teachers K
Students create an individual M&M's graph based on the number of each color of candy pieces in their handful of candy. They graph the favorite color of the whole class while practicing counting and color identification.
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M&M Caper

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in a game with M&M's to be introduced to percents and ratios. Individually, they estimate and record the number of candies they believe the bag holds and the amount of each colored candy. They open the bag and...
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M&M's

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use M&M candies to show fractions, percents, and ratios. Individually, they complete a worksheet using their candies and solving equations of greater than or less than. They review their answers and strategies used as a...
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Math: How Many Red M&Ms?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders calculate the mean, median, and mode of candy M&Ms and find the percentage of each color. Once they complete the assignment, they compare their results with those of the candy company's percentages. As an extension,...
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Smarties Investigation

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students participate in an investigation of Smarties candy. For example, students estimate how many candies they have in each color, count the actual number, and record the information in a tally chart.
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The Color of M and M's

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this math worksheet, students sort out the colors of candies. Then they count each color and create a flowchart. Finally they create a ratio for each color in comparison to the total number of candies.
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Pumpkin Graph

For Students 3rd
In this Halloween graphing worksheet, 3rd graders graph the number of candies shown on the page. Students cut out and decorate their pumpkin after graphing the 3 types of candy.
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Strategies for Dividing Numerically

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students watch a video clip and complete activities to learn about division. In this division lesson, students watch a quick-time video about a Halloween candy division problem. Students use candies to create a solution to the video...
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Easter Egg Surprise!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students blow up the balloon to look like an egg. In this art lesson, students tear the newpaper into little pieces and dip them into the liquid starch. Students place these strips on the balloon until the balloon is completely covered....
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The Use of Substitution As a Creative Thinking Tool

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students practice using substitution as a creative way of thinking about writing and try to substitute song lyrics, food items, rhythm movements and more. For this substitution lesson plan, students create a new candy, and create...
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Fractional Parts of a Group

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice writing fractions. They have a package of sweet tarts and when the teacher calls out a color they must write the fraction based on the colors in their package. They eat the candy when the lesson is completed.
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Personality Development

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a variety of activities to help them define their own personalities. They complete questionnaires, play personality Bingo, and compare kaleidoscopes and candy to the variety found in humans.
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Introduction to Multiplication

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils construct equivalent sets, skip count by twos, threes, fours, etc., combine the sets, and finally, multiply simple numbers. Each student use candy to construct sets, write multiplication algorithms, and solve simple multiplication...
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Teaching Fractions-Thirds

For Teachers 2nd Standards
If you have The Hershey Chocolate Candy Bar book, reading it makes an alluring anticipatory activity for a lesson plan on fractions. Learners use paper cutouts to consider the concept of thirds. The lesson plan concludes with a...
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SkittleGraphs

For Teachers 2nd
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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Sense of Touch

For Teachers K
Students explore the sense of touch. They listen to and discuss the book, I Can Tell By Touching, observe a demonstration of cold, and create a touch book using candy buttons, pine needles, cotton, burlap, and wax paper.
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Chocolate: From Cocoa Bean to Bar

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine how a cocoa bean becomes chocolate by matching captions with photos. They trace the journey of a cocoa bean from a village in Ghana to the final product of a chocolate candy bar. They compare life in Ghana with life in...
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Models for Dividing Fractions

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders represent division of fractions using manipulatives, such as freezer pops, candy bars, and models such as drawings squares. They develop an algorithm from these examples and solve problems using fractions.
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Skeeter Populations and Exponential Growth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform investigations on the growth of populations and use exponential functions to represent that growth. They watch a video clip of growth patterns. Students work in groups to determine the "population" of each color of...
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Ratio and Proportion-- Sweets in a Bag

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students study ratio and proportion by solving 12 word problems. The examples pertain to the color of candies in a bowl and also the ration of boys to girls in a classroom.

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