M&M Math

Few things can motivate children to learn like the promise of a sweet and tasty treat. Given a bag of M&M®s, Skittles®, or other colorful candy, students first predict the contents of the bag before counting the pieces, creating a...

First graders create number sentences.  In this math lesson, 1st graders use M&M's to make number sentences.  Students create charts using the color of the M&M's as data.

Math never tasted so good! M&M candy is used to complete problems and graphs. They sort the candy based on color, make estimations about their numbers, determine relationships between the numbers, write fractions, make graphs for the...

Students use M & M candy to add, graph, sort and estimate. In this M & M math lesson, students listen to a read aloud of the M&M Counting Book before working at four stations. They estimate the number of candies in a bag,...

Students complete a math activity.  In this counting lesson, students read a counting book and complete an activity using M&M's where they practice estimating, sorting, graphing and adding.

Learners use M&M candies to discover relationships among fractions, decimals, and percent.

Students research number values by participating in a candy exercise. In this math function lesson plan, students utilize baking ingredients to create cookies and multiply how many M&M's will go into the batch if you want a certain...

Youngsters sort M & M's by color. They graph the M&M's by color on a graph. This classic lesson is a wonderful way to introduce the concept and technique of graphing to young mathematicians. Pairs of kids can make up their own...

Here is another version of the classic M&M math instructional activity. In this one, upper graders utilize the ClarisWorks Spreadsheet program in order to document the data they come up with from their bags of M&M's. After making...

Fifth graders count, sort, and classify M&M's by color. They use their data to create a pictograph, bar graph, circle graph, and in small groups analyze the data and create a graph on a math website. They also determine the ratio...