3. compare their estimates to their actual data in a math journal entry. The teacher will remind students that Jack received only five beans for the cow. The students share their estimates with the class. Students are to trace one hand onto paper, cut it out, and write their estimation on the thumb. It is helpful for the teacher to model the procedure.
Students are to place jellybeans into their hands, to see how many they can hold.
The students get into pairs and check the number of jellybeans the other child held. The students are to cut out a small paper bean and write the actual number held onto the paper bean, then glue it to the paper. The teacher will create a large chart which displays children's estimations and actual findings. The children are to arrange their hands in on a class graph. Students are to identify the smallest number of beans held, and place the hand in the first column of the chart.