Jelly Bean Learning Fun

Jelly beans are associated with Easter but can actually be used as manipulatives all year long. Use them in your learning and sensory activities before throwing them away. Grab a bag of jelly beans and a die for some fun but educational NO PREP packet.

Kids LOVE candy activities! Even the most reluctant student cannot resist. {Click here} Head on over to score this free Jelly Bean printable! It’s a great way to use some hands-on manipulatives (jelly beans) to practice math skills!

The Jelly Bean packet is suited for Preschool/ Kindergarten is packed with over 10 pages of fun. Some of the activities (graphing, patterns, counting game, and gross motor game) can be used for an older toddler. Laminate for multiple use and set us for individual use in your small group, learning centers or create as a weekly idea in your busy bin.

The Jelly Bean Preschool/Kindergarten Packet includes:

-Gross motor cards

-Create your own Jelly Bean AB patterns

-Matching Jelly Bean Pattern

-Extending Jelly Bean AB pattern

-Jelly Bean Estimation

-Graphing Activity with follow up questions

-Jelly Bean Counting card game

-Writing Prompt

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Below are more ways to use jelly beans:

Jelly Bean Guessing Game from I Can Teach My Child

Jelly Bean Graphing from Beelieve Academy

Jelly Bean Gross Motor Game from Beelieve Academy

Easter Dice Game from Glued to My Crafts

Jelly Bean Bracelet from Natural Beach Living

Jelly Bean STEM Engineering from Lemon Lime Adventures

Painting with Jelly Beans from Mini Monets and Mommies

Jelly Bean Writing Prompt from Beelieve Academy

Jelly Bean Jumble Math Game from The Mad House

Jelly Bean Counting Game from Beelieve Academy

Jelly Bean Sorting Busy Bag from Teach Me Mommy

Jelly Bean Estimation from Beelieve Academy

Jelly Bean Learning Printables from Totschooling

Jelly Bean Taste Test from Joy in the Works

Jelly Bean Patterns from Beelieve Academy

Jelly Bean Spring Wreath from Club Chica Circle

Planting Jelly Beans from A Thrifty Mom

Jelly Bean Tree from Your Modern Family

Edible Jelly Bean Playdough from Lemon Lime Adventures

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