Easter Activities

Jelly Bean Graph

Not only is graphing with jellybeans a yummy way to spend some time, it’s also educational; there are so many learning concepts packed into this small activity. Obviously, the main is graphing. But graphing is just the umbrella that covers several mighty and oh-so important math principles. In this particular instance, the children must rely on their color knowledge to sort and classify the jelly beans. After placing the candy on their graphs, they will use their counting skills (one-to-one correspondence) to count and match the number of beans, in a row, to its corresponding number below. Graphing also incorporates the concept of more/less/same.

CLASSIFYING

GRAPHING

ESTIMATION BASKET

After each child looked at the basket full of bunnies, I asked them to give me an estimate of the number of bunnies. We then counted the bunnies and discussed what was the same/difference.

Jelly Bean Measuring