{"id":11901,"date":"2016-11-01T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=11901"},"modified":"2019-07-27T09:32:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T13:32:58","slug":"candy-math-using-halloween-candy-to-learn-about-graphing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/candy-math-using-halloween-candy-to-learn-about-graphing\/","title":{"rendered":"Candy Math: Using Halloween Candy to Practice Graphing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As homeschoolers, we use try to use every opportunity we can for learning and often take advantage of &#8220;teachable&#8221; moments where we can interject information on the spot during impromptu or unexpected situations. Holidays are no exception to this idea of using every chance to teach something.<\/p>\n<p>Last year I developed a lesson we called &#8220;candy math&#8221; which used the girls&#8217; Halloween candy haul as a way to explore different styles of graphing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/9lnZcptvs-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When Trick-or-Treating leads to math. #Homeschool #Halloween #candyoverload #trickortreat<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Melissa Roy (@beyondmommying) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-11-02T15:38:13+00:00\">Nov 2, 2015 at 7:38am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\nAll October they were asking about if we were going to do candy math again this year after Halloween, and we certainly are!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/candy-math-using-halloween-candy-to-learn-about-graphing\/candy-math\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11903\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math.png\" alt=\"candy-math\" width=\"748\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math.png 748w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-390x250.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The process for candy math is pretty simple and you can do as much or as little of the process as your kids can handle:<\/h2>\n<p>Have kids count out 100 pieces of candy (or 25 for younger kids)<\/p>\n<p>Sort the candy any way they like (can be by brand, type, color, size, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>Use the printable Candy Math sheets to create a tally chart for each candy type<\/p>\n<p>Use the tally sheet to help fill in the bar graph<\/p>\n<p>Also use the tally sheet to partition the square to show the data set<\/p>\n<p>Answer the questions on the last sheet to help analyze the data collected<\/p>\n<h3>Get\u00a0the Candy Math printable:<\/h3>\n<p><em> I will not flood you with emails as soon as you enter your e-mail address and I will never share your information (read our full\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/privacy-policy\/\">privacy policy<\/a>).\u00a0<strong>If you\u2019d like to get e-mail updates, you can sign up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/get-in-touch\/newsletter\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you would like to purchase multiple items, you can do so in one easy purchase\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gumroad.com\/beyondmommying\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: Refunds are not available for digital products, however, I do stand behind the quality of my products. If you ever find yourself unsatisfied with your purchase, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/get-in-touch\/\">contact me<\/a>\u00a0so I can properly address your concerns.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/gumroad.com\/js\/gumroad-embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"gumroad-product-embed\" data-gumroad-product-id=\"BMCandyMath\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gumroad.com\/l\/BMCandyMath\">Loading&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249697219627\/\">Pin it!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249697219627\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12607 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-1-680x1024.png\" alt=\"Using Halloween or other Holiday candy and treats to practice graphing with FREE printable graphing worksheets\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-1-680x1024.png 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-1-300x451.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-1-600x903.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-1-166x250.png 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-1-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-1-390x587.png 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candy-math-1.png 703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As homeschoolers, we use try to use every opportunity we can for learning and often take advantage of &#8220;teachable&#8221; moments where we can interject information on the spot during impromptu or unexpected situations. 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