Graphing

This interesting article describes in general why it is important to make graphs with young children. One specific lesson plan is about graphing favorite colors using colored rubber bands. ... See More

This interesting article describes in general why it is important to make graphs with young children. One specific lesson plan is about graphing favorite colors using colored rubber bands. Graphing with concrete objects before using tally marks helps young students conceptualize graphing.

Using Tally Charts for the Youngest Children

Even young children collect data about what they see around them. In this activity young children are introduced to quantitative data collection by learning how to use a tally chart to coun... See More

Even young children collect data about what they see around them. In this activity young children are introduced to quantitative data collection by learning how to use a tally chart to count things around them. After the activity described children can then verify that the data they have matches what they collected. Other items can be collected as well and children can reinforce the use of a tally chart.