Who wants a cupcake?? All the kids will after working on this Valentine’s Day Cupcake Graphing activity! Save yourself some trouble and have some on hand. *wink* Seriously though, this cupcake graphing activity is super fun. And the adorable birds and their cupcakes are great math motivation! Your kids will love tossing the dice and graphing the results on this free printable.
Materials needed for the Valentine’s Day Cupcake Graphing Free Printable:
Paper
Tape
Scissors
Gem or other small math counters
To prep: Print the die and graph paper. Laminate the graph, so that it can be used multiple times. Cut out the die.
Fold the die template on the dotted lines and form into a cube. Use the tape to hold it together.
To use: Roll the die and put one game marker on the graph to show what was rolled. Continue until one of the columns reaches the top.
Because the die is so lightweight, it helps to give it a gentle toss up into the air to make it spin. My daughter loves that part!
After one of the cupcakes has reached the top, have your child record the data in a notebook or on a piece of paper. You can do the activity several times, like we did with the coin toss, to see if you get different results. You can then discuss with your child why the results changed. This is a good introduction to probability.
You can also guide your child with questions about the data:
“Which cupcake was rolled the most?”
“Which cupcake was rolled the least?”
“Did any cupcakes have equal amounts?”
“Did any cupcakes not have any rolls?”
“Why do you think that happened?”
Click Here to Get the Valentine Graphing Printable
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Adventures of Adam says
January 15, 2016 at 7:35 amThis printable is SO cute!
Nadia says
January 15, 2016 at 8:13 amThis is awesome, thank you for sharing!
Helen @ Peakle Pie says
January 15, 2016 at 8:32 amI think Peakles would love this – going to print one off for her later!
Nicola says
January 15, 2016 at 9:48 amI would love a cupcake please! The colours on your printable look so inviting for kids to play and learn with. Thanks so much for creating this.
Tina says
January 17, 2016 at 5:59 amThis is such a cute activity! I love the graphics and colors of the printable too