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Valentine Candy Count

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Here is an imaginative take on a classic lesson! Young scholars discover what color Valentine Candy is found more often than any other in a standard bag of Valentine Conversation Hearts. They observe, predict, sort, and classify the data they collect. This is a fabulous lesson to use as Valentine's Day approaches.

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valentine's day, Holidays, data analysis

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interpret data, valentine's day, candy hearts, counting candy, math
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1st - 4th
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Math
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