After watching an engaging video where Curious George gets to play librarian for the day, sorting books, scholars sort information and graph their data. Learners move from concrete to picture to abstract graphing and analyze class members' likes and dislikes.

Concepts

curious george, graphing, graphing data, data, data analysis, data collection, sorting

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Instructional Ideas

• Practice concrete graphing during brain breaks to refresh minds and bodies
• Incorporate the activity during a unit on graphing

Classroom Considerations

• The media link in the lesson plan no longer works; use the one listed in the Included Materials

Pros

• Various graph types scaffold information nicely 
• Activities get participants' up and out of their seats

Cons

• None

Common Core

K.MD.B.3 1.MD.C.4 2.MD.D.10