Graph Groups

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....

Capture the engagement of your young mathematicians with a collaborative graphing activity. Using a deck of zoo animal picture cards, students select a picture from the deck, record the chosen animal on a graph, and then replace the card...

In this math activity, students collaborate as a group to plot data pertaining to their favorite ways to eat apples: sliced, pie, whole, sauce, caramel or muffin. Students record their class data on the bar graph.

Students interpret a bar graph. In this bar graph lesson students read the information in a bar graph. The students focus on the title, legend, and labels to assist in their interpretation.

Students read a thermometer. In this graphing thermometer instructional activity students record the temperature around school. they put the data into a bar graph. Students interpret the temperature graph.

What better way to engage children in a math lesson than by talking about ice cream? Using a pocket chart or piece of chart paper, the class works together creating a bar graph of the their favorite ice cream flavors. Learners then work...

Students explore their counting skills. In this counting lesson plan, students group objects in sets of 10 to practice counting them. Students also practice graphing the sets of objects they count.  This lesson plan incorporates the use...

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. 

Students discover bar graphs. In this primary math lesson plan, students identify the parts of watermelon seeds and other seeds. Students learn the proper names and common names which refer to the parts of the seeds as they create a bar...

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...