Valentine's Day Tallies

Valentine's Day Tallies

Valentine's Day is coming up in a week! While it is one of my least favorite holidays, I love all the cute cupcake things I can find this time of year. Our school does a fundraiser each Valentine's Day to raise money for a local charity. We send Valentine notes attached to pencils. Of course I found some cupcake pencils at the Target Dollar Spot that I am sending my students. I also found some cute cupcake erasers that I might give them. I am debating if I should keep them and use them for math tools... decisions, decisions. 

 One thing I don't have to think about are my math plans for Friday (the 13th, ahhh!). I created a tallying activity for my students that aligns with CCSS 1.MD.4. Students find and count Valentine gifts then record them on a tally chart. They then answer some questions using the tally chart they created. My students love creating tally charts and graphs, but they don't always love analyzing the data. They struggle with "how many more/fewer" questions. We practice them often, use math tools, act them out with students, compare tally marks... Guess we will just keep practicing until they are successful! How do you teach this standard to your students?

Here is my math activity for Friday. I hope this freebie helps you with your planning this week! Happy Valentine's Day! Spread some love and positivity!