Probability

Probability is really fun to teach...will it probably happen? Probably not? It is so applicable to real like and they love predicting the outcomes of things.

There are a ton of different activities involving skittles and spinners, but here are a few of my favorites:

•   Excellent Read Alouds: A Very Improbable Story, It’s Probably Penny,  Probably Pistachio

• Give out raffle tickets throughout the unit and talk about how they can increase their chances of winning. This is a great way to invest them, build background knowledge, and help them understand probability based on experience
  

• Probability Games: http://mathwire.com/games/datagames.html

• Bridges Lessons: http://bridges1.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_Gr1_OnlineSupplement/B1SUP-E2_DataProbabil_0709.pdf

Enjoy!