The Chocolate Factory:
Children Turn Candy Bars into Math Problems

Introduction/Summary

This lesson plan makes use of general mathematics, particularly multiplication, career education, language arts, problem solving and the use of technology.

Begin by reading a selection from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or The Chocolate Touch to get students excited about this activity.

Students will imagine they have just been named marketing directors for the Hershey Chocolate Company. The company has a new chocolate bar coming out, and the students must decide how to make it, how it should be packaged, and what it should cost consumers.