Probability

Will the sun shine today so we can play outside. Will the spinner in your game land on the bright red color. What will you have for a yummy snack. It’s so much fun to guess what will happen next. It feels like a happy little wiggle inside you when you wait and see. That exciting feeling of not knowing is me. I help you make a good guess. I am the idea of what might happen. Hello. I am Probability.

Long, long ago, people loved to play games together. They would sit on the grass and toss shiny coins into the air. They would roll clacky dice and watch them tumble. They wondered, 'Will the coin land on the head side or the tail side.' They started to watch very closely and count. A coin has two sides, so it has a fair chance to land on one side or the other. When they rolled their dice, they saw some numbers pop up more than others. By playing these fun games and paying attention, they learned all about me and the chances of things happening.

I am still with you today when you play. When you roll a dice in a board game, that’s me. When a grown-up looks at the sky and says, 'Maybe we will see a rainbow,' that’s me too. I am even in the excitement of a surprise toy box. You don't know what's inside, and that's the best part. I am the magic of 'maybe' and the fun of a happy surprise. I make every single day a new and exciting adventure for you to discover.