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Searching for worksheets to include in an elementary math series on bar graphs? Then look no further! This collection of materials has exactly what you need to ensure that your students get plenty of practice reading and analyzing...

What is a graph? What does it tell us? How do you make one? These are all questions that are answered in the included packet. It's a great introduction to graphing for young learners! 

2-3rd graders listen to the story, Lemonade for Sale, by Stuart J. Murphy. In the story, children produce and sell lemonade to raise money for their clubhouse, create a product, classify the resources used in production as natural...

Students explore wants and needs. In this introductory economics lesson, students use a "pinch card" to display whether a familiar item is a "want" or a "need". Students listen to the book Alexander used to be Rich on Sunday by Judith...

In this math/nutrition lesson plan, the nutritional value of 3 snack foods is recorded on a data chart and represented on a bar graph. Young scholars analyze and compare information, construct data charts and related bar graphs, and draw...

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

Intended for a faith-based classroom, this lesson requires second graders to create a survey, conduct the survey in multiple classrooms, and graph the results. They can choose between creating a picture or bar graph, or you can require...

Students explore wants and needs. In this ecology and economics instructional activity, students listen to the story The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and compile a class list of what the boy got from the tree. Students categorize...

Students review the difference between "wants" and "needs." Students apply acquired knowledge by preparing for a pretend camping trip. Students plan out their trip together and then revise their list twice.

Students graph the number of items contributed to the food drive. They compare daily results to other days or to an overall goal and answer questions based on the graph.