Sum of All Skittles

• A bag of Skittles, large enough for each student to have between one and five Skittles. 

At the end of the year, community reflection plays an important role for students. Through Sum of All Skittles, students grow closer as a group in ways that would not be as effective if done at any other time of the year.

1. This activity is best to do at the end of the year.

2. Have students arrange their desks into a large circle.

3. Pass a bowl of Skittles around the room and tell students, “Take as many as you would like, but no more than you need, up to five.”

4. Once all students have taken their desired amount, tell them that each

Skittle represents one sentence that they’ll need to share with the class:

• • • Orange: how one classmate has positively impacted you this year

    • Purple: one positive thing that you’ve learned about a classmate this year

    • Red: one great memory that you have from this year

    • Green: one thing that you’ve learned about yourself this year

    • Yellow: one thing that you appreciate about a classmate

5. After they have shared each comment, they can eat the corresponding Skittle.

6. Close the activity with a verbal or written debrief using a few of the questions from the Stage 4 Debrief Prompts.

To increase rigor: 

• Don’t allow students to duplicate anything that someone else has already said.