Creating Pictographs in Excel

Have a hopping good time teaching your class how to collect and graph data with this fun activity-based lesson plan series. Using the provided data taken from a frog jumping contest, children first work together creating a line plot of...

If one ice cream cone represents three ice cream scoops, and Bob has four ice cream cones, then how many scoops does Bob have? Learners solve these kind of questions with their new understanding of pictographs.

Help young mathematicians crack the code of word problems with this three-lesson series on problem solving. Walking students step-by-step through the process of identifying key information, creating algebraic equations, and finally...

What do these pictographs show? Scholars analyze three sets of data organized into pictographs, filling in several comprehension questions about each. The first one is done for them as an example, but consider going over it together to...

Combines mathematical measurement with gardening skills. Third graders hunt for worms in the garden and try to find the longest one. They also measure and weigh vegetables that they harvest from the garden, measure rainfall amounts, and...

Start an engaging data analysis study with a review of charts and graphs using the linked interactive presentation, which is both hilarious and comprehensive. There are 27 statistics-related vocabulary terms you can use in a word sort....

Will you make a profit? Young learners try to answer the question, "If you buy a car now, can you sell it later and make your money back?" They peruse car magazines and create a chart (sample chart is included) that includes the year and...

Budgeting is much more fun when you're planning a vacation! Small groups work together to outline a five-day menu for four people with a $200 budget. They choose a destination, pick activities, and plan food around each day's itinerary....

Learners, in groups, take turns choosing file cards, then collect the relevant data from at least 12 students and display it on a tally chart, a pictograph in which the legend shows that each symbol stands for two people, a line plot,...

Ease children's back-to-school jitters with this primary grade instructional activity based on the book The Kissing Hand by Ruth E. Harper. Starting off with a singing of the song "I Wish I Had a Little Red Box", children go on to...