Here's an easy, unique way to teach students about animal adaptations and how creatures are camouflaged to survive in their habitats.
The best part? It involves candy corn and chocolate... and who doesn't love candy? ;)
Supplies:
- 1 large reusable food storage container (with a lid)
- 1 spoon
- 1 large bag of candy corn
- 1-2 king sized bags of M&M’s ®
- 1 zipper sandwich bag per student
Directions:
Pour the large bag of candy corn into your reusable container. Add M&M’s® and stir. Give each student a zipper bag, then have them use the spoon to scoop the first 5 M&M’s® they see out of the container and place them in their zipper bag. Once each child has selected 5 M&M’s®, make a graph of the colors selected. You should find that your students selected mostly red, brown, blue, and green M&M’s® and very few yellow and orange. Discuss why these results occurred, relating them to animals’ camouflage.
Make sure you stop by my Teachers Pay Teachers store and check out my Candy Corn and Camouflage activity packet that coordinates with this activity! It includes printable directions, a graphing worksheet, four mini-posters detailing the main types of camouflage, and a coloring activity that gives kids hands-on experience with camouflaging.
