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Conversation Heart Sort

Students sort candy hearts by color, count them, and build a bar graph. A Valentine's Day math game that covers sorting, counting and data.

  • 🎓 Grades K–5
  • ⏱ 15–25 min
  • 👥 Pairs or individuals
  • 📦 Low prep
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How to play Conversation Heart Sort

  1. Give each pair a small bag of hearts. Ask them to estimate how many are inside.
  2. Students sort the hearts by color.
  3. They count each color and record the numbers.
  4. They color a bar graph to show the results.
  5. Ask questions: Which color has the most? How many more pink than yellow?

Variations

  • Older students calculate fractions or percentages of each color.
  • ESL: read the messages aloud and sort them by meaning.

💡 Teacher tips

  • Check for food allergies first, or use paper hearts.
How to play Conversation Heart Sort: printable classroom rule card with the steps, time (15–25 min), grades k–5 and prep

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