The Great M&M's Math Challenge

"The Great M&M's Math Challenge" definitely makes the kids want to learn. The kids have always loved this activity! This activity works with the Universal Design for Learning for all types of learners. Knowing that they can eat the M&M's at the end keeps the children interested. To get the worksheet for this activity, the link and information are under the "Links to Activities & Resources" tab on my home page.

M&M's can make math fun for everyone! Some children do not seem to enjoy math as much as others, but when you use candy or other objects, they seem to love it. I started off reading the "M&M's Chocolate Brand Candies Counting Book" by Barbara McGrath. We read the book and then I gave the children their M&M's and we did some of the patterns that were used in the book. I then used the M&M print out from pinterest that I found. The children loved guessing how many were in their packet, the color they had the most of, the color they had the least of, and the favorite color of the class. The children were then allowed to actually count the M&M's and see how well they guessed. They loved this part of the activity. We then graphed our M&M's and colored in our graphs. At the end, the children were allowed to eat their candy and then we shared our work with the class. Who says that math cannot be fun?! I will use this activity again!