Easter Jelly Bean Activities - With Examples!

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Jelly beans (some regular, some more wild, like Bertie Botts and Jelly Bellies)
• coloring and writing utensils
• printer that prints in color (preferable, but not required) *print one set per child

This could be a wonderful homeschool activity! Most of my resources are transferable from classroom to home.

WHAT'S INSIDE:

• ACTIVITY 1: Sort and Count - primarily for one-to-one correspondence, this page uses jelly beans to practice sorting and counting. Children don't have to write the quantity, but if writing is appropriate, they can always write the number in each square after sorting. Make sure they don't clear their sorting until they finish page 2 if they skip writing! *Make sure each student has at least 3-5 colors to sort for a varied result, and use discretion how many total beans you give them.
• ACTIVITY 2: Visualize with Bar Graph - Using page 1 results, bar graphs will be made to represent the visual quantities. The quantity for each color only goes up to 20, because it's likely students won't be given more than that per color (and in reality will likely be given MUCH less).
• ACTIVITY 3: Writing with 5 Senses - Using 3 flavors (hopefully they haven't eaten them all yet!), they will use their 5 senses to describe it. This is an excellent practice in adjectives and nouns. Sound and taste should be last so they can enjoy it after they finish these pages. Make sure they still have some jelly beans left for the next activity.
• ACTIVITY 4: Make a Picture - This one and the next are optional, but if you still have time to fill, or students finish earlier than others, they can create a fun picture (or a few) using their beans. Obviously it won't stay on the page, but they can use their imagination and creativity!
• ACTIVITY 5: Draw the Flavor - If you have wild flavors (think Bertie Botts or Jelly Bellies), the final activity could be a fun way for students to describe what they taste - by drawing a picture! Did they get a grass-flavored Bertie Bott? Or a cotton candy Jelly Belly? They can draw a grass field or entire fair around that flavor!

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