M&M Math

(lynnette:) I remembered doing this in college when I was taking my "teaching math" course. It's not necessarily Montessori, but we had a lot of fun with it. So, I decided to do this with "C" one afternoon during snack time. I felt it would justify our M&M eating. :0) I didn't have this graph chart at the time, but I think it would have made it more clear for "C". I suppose you could also adapt it with jelly beans during Easter time.

First, she sorted by color. Then, we counted and labeled each color. Last, we talked about which had the most, the least, and the same.