Circulating Candy Bars

What is the true meaning of a fraction? Fifth graders connect their knowledge from prior years' learning of fractions through an introductory activity. Posters and a gallery walk are central to sharing of knowledge and creating a common...

How better to get your scholars invested in division than through candy? Use this hypothetical candy story scenario to give depth to a lesson on dividing by 1. After hearing about a new candy that is packaged one per box, partners...

Your learners explore growing patterns by describing, extending, creating, and evaluating practical pattern problems in this three-day collaborative unit. Beginning with concrete patterns and function tables to extend and describe with a...

Mathematicians make representations of fractional parts of a whole and learn that a decimal is another way to represent a fractional part. Understanding is extended by comparing and ordering fractions and decimals on a number line. This...

Students explore the concept of probability. They calculate the probability of an event happening and graph their results. Students determine the probability of winning a sweepstakes. They construct a bar graph to represent all the...

Students explore graphing. In this graphing lesson, students sort Skittles candies and use the color groups to create a bar graph. Rubrics and extension activities are provided.

Learners design questions that can be answered by collecting data. In this line-plot lesson, pupils collect data and graph on a line plot on world records. An abundant supply of teacher support is provided in this resource.

Fifth and sixth graders use food and candy to help them represent division of fractions and develop algorithms to solve fraction problems. They discuss dividing whole numbers by fractions. Pupils use sticks and chocolate bars to study...

Students create a spreadsheet to chart the different colors found in a package of Skittles. They tally the amounts of different colors, enter data into a spreadsheet, create a pie graph illustrating the percentage of colors found in the...

Fifth graders estimate how many M&Ms are in a pre-counted bag. They determine how many colored M&Ms are in a bag, then decide which of the two, bar graph or circle graph (in this case, circle graph) would be best to show te results.