Make maths extra sweet with our Jelly Bean Graphing & Data PACKAGE – a colourful and engaging way to explore early graphing, data collection, and number skills in the classroom. This exciting hands-on pack is perfect for Easter-themed lessons, colour investigations, or any time of year you want to spark learning with a fun and motivating twist. With just a handful of jellybeans and these versatile printables, your students will be sorting, graphing, tallying and comparing their way to data mastery in no time!

Students begin by sorting their jellybeans by colour using the included mat, then represent their findings with tally marks and bar graphs. A range of printable worksheets supports students in building fluency with key concepts like comparative language, early patterning, and simple addition – all framed through the excitement of edible maths! Whether you choose to use actual jellybeans or substitute them with other coloured items, this resource offers maximum engagement with minimal prep.

Jelly Bean Graphing & Data PACKAGE includes six printable activities, each provided in both full colour and black-and-white formats. This flexibility makes it easy to adapt for your classroom needs – from photocopying and laminating to using with digital displays or reusable write-and-wipe sleeves. Ideal for whole-class modelling, small group rotations, or independent exploration, this pack turns data collection into an irresistible learning adventure.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Sort, count and record data using tally marks
• ✅ Represent data using bar graphs
• ✅ Use mathematical language such as more than, less than, and equal to
• ✅ Recognise and extend simple colour patterns
• ✅ Strengthen addition skills through colour-based tasks

What’s Included:

• Sorting mat (in colour and black-and-white)
• Graphing grid (in colour and black-and-white)
• Jelly Beans maths activity sheet – includes tallying, graphing and patterning tasks
• “Which has more?” graphing worksheet to practise comparison language
• “Greater than, less than, equal to” graphing page for deeper data analysis
• Jelly bean colour-by-number addition activity for number fluency and fun

Materials Needed:

• A small cup or packet of jellybeans per student (or coloured counters as an alternative)
• Printed activity sheets
• Pencils, crayons or markers for graphing and colouring
• Optional: tweezers to strengthen fine motor control while sorting

How to Use:

1. Give each student a collection of jellybeans to sort by colour using the sorting mat.
2. Help students tally their results and transfer the data onto the bar graph template.
3. Complete follow-up worksheets comparing quantities using more than, less than, or equal to.
4. Challenge students to describe patterns using colour sequences from their sorted jellybeans.
5. Finish with the colour-by-number sheet as a fun way to reinforce addition and number recognition.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during Easter or seasonal units as a cross-curricular maths activity
• 💡 Set up as a self-directed station during maths rotations
• 💡 Create a whole-class data wall to display combined results in a pictograph or column chart
• 💡 Incorporate into your data or number unit as a fun assessment of graphing skills
• 💡 Use the colour-by-number sheet as a low-prep early finisher task

Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Be mindful of food policies – use pom-poms, buttons or paper circles if food isn't allowed
• 💛 Model sorting and graphing with an overhead visual before students begin independently
• 💛 Print black-and-white versions on coloured paper to save ink while still highlighting data
• 💛 Ask students to write their own data questions based on their graphs (e.g. “How many more yellow than green?”)
• 💛 Use real data collected to spark classroom discussions around trends, common colours, and outliers

Jelly Bean Graphing & Data PACKAGE is a vibrant, motivating and curriculum-rich resource that makes data learning fun, hands-on and full of discovery – one jellybean at a time!