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October 26, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Leftover Candy? Time for A Math Lesson!

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Hey teaching friends!  I was thinking about how quickly the fall seems to be going – for me anyway.  And how the holidays seem to be rushing past!

I just realized that Halloween is coming in less than a week – ahhhh!

In our local area, it seems as though EVERYONE is now having trick or treat in multiple places on different nights.

I have no less than 6 different locations in my local area where my kids can go to grab some free candy – and that is just within our local community!

While my hubby may be cool with all that stash, I am not sure my waistline will be appreciative of it sitting in the cabinet through Christmas.  Ha!

Perhaps some of your classroom parents feel the same and I have a fun solution for the week AFTER Halloween!

The Great Candy Comparison!

Leftover Candy?  Time for A Math Lesson!

Candy Counting and Sorting Activities

Simply ask your students to bring in 2-3 handfuls of their Halloween candy stash.

If some forget, just run to the local big box store and grab some mix packs of leftover candy on clearance.

Run off this fun 8-page freebie front to back – or place under the doc cam if you need to save on paper – and have the students work through it using their candy.

Here are the activities included in the handout:

1. Group your candy into color groups.  Draw a picture of your groups below.

Leftover Candy? Time for A Math Lesson!

2.  How many pieces of candy do you have?

3.  Write that number in tally marks.

4.  Write a number sentence that shows the total number of pieces you have.

Leftover Candy? Time for A Math Lesson!

5.  Sort your candy into groups based on something OTHER than color.

6.  Draw a picture of your groups and label them below.

Leftover Candy? Time for A Math Lesson!

7.  Write a subtraction story problem using your candy.  Draw a picture to show how you would get the answer.

Leftover Candy? Time for A Math Lesson!

8.  Pick ONE piece of candy from your pile and draw it below.  Now label it with the following words (if they are present):  side, vertex, symmetry, rectangular prism, cylinder, angle, circumference, height, line segment, sphere.

9.  Think of at least one more math word to add to your picture labels and add it.

Leftover Candy? Time for A Math Lesson!

10.  Split your candy into 2 groups again:  Candy that rolls and candy that does not roll.  Draw a picture of  your 2 groups below.

Why can some of the pieces roll and others can’t?  Explain using math vocabulary words below.

Leftover Candy? Time for A Math Lesson!

Engaging Ways to Teach Math

After the project is done, you have 3 choices:

1 – Have the students eat one piece and then turn it over to you where you can use it until Christmas for student incentives.

2 – Have the students take it back home.

3 – Confiscate it for your own personal stash in your desk for those days when you really need something.  lol.

Whatever you decide to do with it – I am sure the students will have fun using real-world objects to analyze geometry and grouping concepts!

Leftover Candy? Time for A Math Lesson!

Have fun and save a Snickers bar for me,

~Charity

This post originally appeared at Organized Classroom.

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About Charity Preston

A teacher, mom, wife. Featured in Scholastic Instructor Magazine, NEA, TeachHub, and Edutopia, Charity has over a half million fans and followers all over the world. A former K-6 gifted intervention specialist, she has built and managed over 20 educational related websites since 2011, and collaborated with high profile companies, such as eBay, ASCD, and Pinterest. Charity is the CEO of PEN Group Online, Inc. where she has taught her classroom and teacherpreneur business development systems to thousands of fans and members.

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