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Fill a clear glass jar (or other container) with candy. Skittles, M&M's, Starburst Fruit Chews, or Gummy Bears work well. The younger the kids, the larger the type of candy you should use. Set the jar in the middle of the table. Next put some of the candy you used to fill the jar out around it, along with some smaller containers or measuring cups. Have the kids fill the smaller containers with the candy you placed around the jar, and use that as a basis to try and estimate how much candy is in the big jar. For example: "If 12 gummy bears fit in this container, how many of these small containers do you think would fit into the big one?" Let them record 3 or 4 guesses on a card. Revisit the activity later on, counting out the jar and determining which kids carne closest with
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