Picture Graphs By: Edith Gonzalez
Teacher and Children Interaction What is a graph? How can we use a graph? When can we use a graph?
Activities Collect and organize data in lists, tables, and simple graphs. Possible graphs: Are you a boy or a girl? How did you get to school? Bus, walk, car How many televisions are in your house? 1, 2, 3, more
Vertical Graph Are you a boy or a girl? How many girls are there?________ How many boys? ________ How many more girls than boys are there? ____________ BOY GIRL
How did you get to school? Horizontal Graph How did you get to school? BUS CAR WALK
Graph questions Which choice had the most picks? Which choice had the fewest picks? How many more children picked _______ over _______?
TEKS (K.12) Probability and Statistics The student constructs and uses graphs of real objects or pictures to answer questions. The student is expected to: Constructs graphs using real objects or pictures in order to answer questions; and Use information from a graph of real objects or pictures in order to answer questions.
References http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/grade/Kindergarten.pdf Teacher's corner. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/teachers_corner/activities/0609_activities.jsp 2-4-11 Bentham, P. (n.d.). Graphing activities for preschool and kindergarten. Retrieved from http://www.kindergarten-lessons.com/graphing-activities.html 2-4-11