Each student gets an individual box of heart candy. The teacher leads the lesson by giving these oral directions. 1- Ask students to estimate the amount of candy in the box and write down the number. Ask how many tens and ones in that number. 2- Ask students to empty box and count the actual number of candy.
Students then find the difference between actual and estimated number.
Students sort candy by message on hearts then by color. 5- Create a graphing sheet to graph hearts on a bar graph by color or message. Create a pie graph by gluing hearts around a paper plate by color. Color in pie graph wedges to match color. Use percentages and discuss.