Graphing with Skittles

15 years ago

Nothing helps motivate kids to learn more than CANDY! Last week, I purchased a large bag of Skittles at Big Lots for just $2. Today, we did some graphing with them, and Emily counted them as we went along. We charted the ages of family and friends. Purple for Clara (not quite 1), Orange for Emily (5), Green for Dylan (Emily’s drum teacher, almost 17), Red for me (31), and Yellow for Grandpop.

Check out the look on her face when she saw how long Grandpop’s line was!

It was a fun way to talk about graphs, ratios, and even doing some color sorting. Of course, she got to eat some Skittles when we were done!