Barbara P. Lorde - Crispus Attucks Academy

M&M MATH

Barbara P. Lorde               Crispus Attucks Academy
                               3813 S. Dearborn 
                               CHICAGO IL 60609
                               (773) 535-1270
                    
Objective(s):

This lesson is designed to introduce math at the kindergarten level.  All 
students should be able to: 
                     
1. Learn basic colors
2. Sort according to colors
3. Count 1 through 10

Materials Needed:

For a class of thirty students you will need the following:
      
30 small bags of M&MS
30 coffee filters
30 papers with colors red, blue, orange, brown, yellow, and green written in 
   squares. 

Strategy:

              Have students guess how many M&M'S are in the bag.
              Open bag of candy and put candy into coffee filter.
              Sort all M&M's into sets by colors using the color sheet.
              Name each color and count each set. 
              Once activity is finish have students put M&M's
                back into their coffee filters.
              Ask students to put two M&M in their mouth.
              Have students count how many are left.
              Eat two more.  How many M&M'S do you have left?
 
Performance Assessment:

Each student will be orally assessed on colors, sorting, and counting 1-10.
 
Conclusions:

The students should be able to name various colors.  
Sort according to colors and count 1-10. 
 
References:

Primary Bears, Book 1- 1987 AIMS Education Foundation