Bag of Beans
First group the beans and then make an estimate.
Goal:
Goal:
Hold up a bag of beans. About how many beans are in the bag?
Now make a group of 5 beans. Does your estimate change?
Make a group of 10 beans. Does your estimate change?
Use the chart in your Lesson Notes to make groups of beans and then make an estimate.
| Group of Beans | Estimate |
| Whole Bag | |
| 5 | |
| 10 | |
| 20 | |
| 50 | |
| 100 |
Question
How does the grouping help you make an estimate?
If you know what a small amount of beans look like, you can think about how many of that amount fit in the bag.