Build a Bar Graph

Everything you need for a mini-unit on bar graphs is included in this lesson plan! It outlines three lessons and includes worksheets. Learners taste pretzels, shoot baskets (switching off hands), and grab candy, graphing results...

Teaching young mathematicians about collecting and analyzing data allows for a variety of fun and engaging activities. Here, children observe the weather every day for a month, recording their observations in the form of a bar graph....

Second graders explore a variety of bar graphs using familiar contexts. They read, interpret, and construct bar graphs with intervals of two, five and ten. Activities include diverse groupings of students, opportunities for oral and...

This Groundhog's Day, challenge scholars to predict, estimate, tally, and graph in a weather-themed activity in which class members play the role of the groundhog to forecast the weather come February second. 

What kinds of birds live in your area? Read a book about birds to your learners and explore their feeding patterns. Charts and graphs are provided in this three page packet, but consider assigning the basic questions if using with young...

Math never tasted so good! Young mathematicians learn how to categorize objects and make graphs while enjoying some of their favorite foods. Working with different candies and cereals, children first identify the different colors and...

Whether you have your class plant seeds or begin when sprouts are visible, math skills are used here to predict and track growth over time. Straw bar graphs show plant height on a given day while the graph as a whole shows changes over...

Need to know if your students comprehend all the Common Core standards covered in second grade? This growth assessment will let you know.  Find out if your second graders can add/subtract, tell the time, read a bar graph, know their...

Students create a bar graph by using the Microsoft Excel program. In this technology lesson, students enter existing data to create a simple chart. Students practice labeling the chart and typing in the number values.

Learners use print or online resources to track the results of the Olympic Games, record daily results on graphs, use graphs to collect information.