Here's my confession: I love Starburst Jelly Beans! They are my favorite candy this time of year. So, I had to pick up a bag the other day. We decided to do some math activities with these jelly beans. First, we counted them. I created this sheet of 6 circles for sorting, but it worked well as a tool for counting. Then I had Troy sort the jelly beans by colors. I do have to brag on him--he's getting really good at sorting! This was also a good fine motor activity, since the jelly beans … [Read more...]
Halloween Candy Sorting
If you're looking for something to do with ALL that candy from Halloween, check out this Halloween candy sorting activity! There are many ways you can sort out the candy, but we just tried two ways. The first way was sorting it by BIG and little pieces. There was some discrepancy because some were neither big or little, so we started a pile in the middle for medium sized pieces. Next, we sorted by wrapper color. I taped the color names to the table. We practiced saying the color names and … [Read more...]
