Divide a box of cereal or pasta among the class, putting each child's sample in a small paper cup. Students decide upon a way to display the data in order to be able to answer the question. For example, make a page for each letter and glue the cereal or pasta in groups of five to make it easy to compare amounts. Students select an advertisement, or part of an advertisement, and decide if it belongs in the set or not. Students continue with other labeled yarn loops.
Students suggest the names for the labels.
Encourage students to suggest ways to display the data in a way that answers the question stated in the problem. Challenge students to decide what to do if more than one shape appears in an advertisement. Partners work together to estimate how many yellow hexagons will fit on the drawn shape. Partners work together to use that number of yellow hexagons to cover the drawn shape. Students discuss if the number of blocks they actually used was more or less than their estimate.