..."On the Good Ship Lolipop...."

Well today is Valentine's Day and we know that our little ones will fill our rooms with tons of candy to eat and exchange. As a mom, I cringe to think about how much candy my own children will come home with. Of course, I do like most parents do....I ration it out over the next few weeks. But what will you do with the large amount of candy you get in your classroom? I know what I will do, turn it into tasty manipulatives! How do you use candy and other treats in your classroom to teach or enrich lessons? I know many of us use skittles for graphing, but have you also used it to teach adjectives? Marshmallows are great for addition or subtraction, but have you used it to teach students how to use a number line? Fruit loops make good necklaces for counting to 100 (or now 120) but have you used them to help explain describing words? Please, share with me some of your great ideas using food with your Firsties. Or send me a message and I will share with you some of my ideas also.