The Magnet Board If you happen to have a magnet board, you might be looking for something extra you can do with it. How about turning your magnet board into a graph? The magnet board is a wonderful tool for all kinds of mathematical processes. We attached ours to
20 ways to teach graphing, lesson ideas for graphing, graphing for first grade, second grade, third grade, and kindergarten
Hi friends! I'm super excited to share with you how I made graphing in Kindergarten fun and independent this year! Every year my kids find graphing super fun and engaging but teaching JK/SK (that’s Pre-K/K for my American friends) it was always hard to make this an independent centre. This year I found a solution that worked well! Here is how I taught it: Day 1: Learning Goals & Success Criteria First I introduce the learning goal "We are learning to make graphs". Then we start by talking about the first step in the success criteria: I know I can do this when I can make a question. I give them a few examples first then have the kids share and added their questions to a chart. Then I typed up the questions and laminated a couple copies to keep in our question folder so that the students can reference them if they need help coming up with a question. Day 2: Make a Question and Collect & Graph the Data On the second day, I introduce the rest of the success criteria I can collect and record data on my graph. Data=information Sidenote: I followed some of the kids around as they graphed the first couple of days and asked them questions like "What do you need to do first?" and "How do we record _____'s answer?" etc. to uncover some student thinking. I took pictures and notes as I followed along and then printed a couple out as exemplars for the success criteria "I can collect and record the data on my graph." I can answer questions about my graph using the words most, least and the same. Then we practiced making our graph. I was going to start with a concrete graph (in theory that might be better) but I have a higher group of kiddos than usual this year and I wanted to introduce the graphing papers that we they would be using at the graphing centre so I could open it that day. So I put this graphing paper up on the smart board and we went through the steps together. First we read the question together and I showed them how to trace the question. Then we picked three colours for the choices. We talked about we could do a small scribble with crayon to indicate our colour choices if copying colour words from the word wall was too tricky. I also told them that even if they can copy the colour word to do a small dash of the colour with crayon underneath to help them remember what is what. Then I modelled how to ask the question to each student in the class and add the data to the graph. At the end we talked about which colour was the most popular, least popular and if any were the same. I left out this paper with clipboard, pencils and crayons for the kids to try. Here is an example of a completed "What is your favourite colour?" page. I told the kids that if there were no colours that were the same they could either put an X or write "none". The kids also used these "Photo Class List"'s to keep track of who they've asked. As they asked their question and graphed their data, they crossed out the person they asked. On the third day we made our first concrete graph. First we reviewed that the first step was to make a question. I told them that the question we are going to answer and graph today is "What is your favourite animal?" I then quickly taped 5 different animal pictures around the room. Then I had the students move to the picture of their choice. Then we called 1 group at a time and graphed the kids on the carpet. We have the perfect carpet for this as our carpet is a grid! We had the person at the front hold the animal picture, took a picture with the iPad and showed the image on the SMARTBoard. Then we talked about which one was the most, the least and the same. Here is a sample of an favourite animal graph they could complete at centre time: On the fourth day we made another concrete graph. This time we graphed siblings in our class! We followed the same steps as favourite animal but I taped the signs for "sisters only", "brothers only", "brothers and sisters" and "no siblings" instead. The rest was the same as the third day :) On the fifth day we created our birthday graph! First I had some of my kiddos write the months of the year for me. Then I put them up on the bulletin board. Then I printed out a square picture of each of my kiddos and mounted it on black construction paper. Then we added the pictures during whole group math time and we talked about which month has the most birthdays, which month has the least birthdays and if any of the months have the same. Next time I would have the students write their birth date on a whiteboard and hold it in from of them when I take the picture so that I could easily get that information from this graph. I also used this graph on my graphing wall and put it under "I can answer questions about my graph using the words most, least and the same." Then I put a velcro dot on top of each column and the words most, least and same on a velcro strip underneath. This way, the kids can come and practice identifying which month has the most, which month has the least and which months are the same number of birthdays on the graphing wall. If you would like to try the pre-filled favourite animal graphing sheets click on the button below to download them for free :) All of the printables above can be found in my newest product, Graphing for Little Learners! You can click on the image below to check it out in my TPT store :) My kids are still loving graphing and it is a popular centre every day. How do you teach graphing in Kindergarten? I would love to hear your fun ideas!
Today is day five of my hands-on math games and activities series and today's post is a new favorite for my kids. We played a game that I named the Graphing Race. How To Play
This page has a lot of free printable Graph worksheet for kids,parents and preschool teachers.
Looking for fun ways to make a graph? Try these graphing activities for kindergarten!
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Though not immediately apparent, learning coordinate graphs plays a critical role in childrens understanding of horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) lines.
Spring graphing coordinate plane activity for kids to practice basic graphing skills by graphing ordered pairs in the first quadrant.
Looking for a better way to teach transformations on the coordinate plane? Keep things simple and use patty paper for translations, rotations, and reflections. Three easy activities will have students discovering the rules for themselves.
Though not immediately apparent, learning coordinate graphs plays a critical role in childrens understanding of horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) lines.
Bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and more!
Illustrate data! Use the shape of a line graph as inspiration for kids’ art. I first came across the of idea of illustrating data, or using a line graph as the inspiration for an artwork, when an awesome barrier reef line graph artwork by Jill Pelto popped up on my Facebook feed. Not only is …
This page has a lot of free printable graph worksheet for kids,parents and preschool teachers.
Do your students ever wonder why the sky is blue or why it rains? Or maybe they want to learn how to read a thermometer or predict the weather for their
Bar graphs are a lot of fun to teach your little one how to "read" and interpret. We just introduced them in our homeschool and my little first grader can't get enough of them! She is having a lot of fun with them and doesn't even realize that she is doing "math".
Build some important geometry skills with this fun graphing activity. Your middle schooler will practice plotting points on a graph.
Students LOVE collecting data, recording it on the graph, and interpreting their data with these Graphing Through the Year Activities!
Do you use technology in your classroom? If you have a computer or tablets, you must try Boom cards. They are self-checking digital task cards that students
Bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and more!
Teaching data and graphing to third grade students combines previously-learned math concepts with making sense of and organizing the information of
Get your students excited about coordinate graphing with this fun and engaging mystery picture worksheet! Students will use their graphing skills to plot points and connect the lines to reveal a hidden image – a coffee mug! This worksheet is perfect for sub plans, extra practice, or as a fun activity to help your students develop their graphing skills. It includes an answer sheet so you can check their work and ensure they are on the right track. Features: PDF format for easy printing and distribution Coordinate grid included on the worksheet Answer sheet included for easy grading Suitable for grades 5-8 Your students will love the challenge of solving this coordinate graphing mystery, and you'll love how much they're learning while they do it! Add this worksheet to your collection today.
Are you looking for some fun linear equations activities and teaching ideas? This post is chock full of ideas for stations, centers, review activities and independent work for linear equations. Includes links to games, math pennants, foldables for algebra interactive notebooks, an algebra 1 word wall, a puzzle, a hands-on algebra project, and a free pdf printable template that works great as a warm up or closer in an algebra classroom.
This is a Slope Race Partner Activity . This activity will give your students practice with finding slope and it requires them to use their expressive and receptive language skills to share information with a partner. There are 4 problems for students to complete. Step One : Break your class up into pairs. (I like to partner students who have more mastery over slope with students who are struggling.) Hand out blank race packets to the students and explain to them that they will need to work as a team to win the race. Step Two : Once the first team finishes, check their answers but encourage the other teams to keep going for 2nd and 3rd place. You could also vary this activity by setting a timer and having students race against the clock. The first team that finishes with correct answers before the time ends are the winners. This makes a great review activity at the end of the math unit. An answer key is included. I hope you enjoy! Take A Look at My Best Sellers: Yearbook Staff Handbook Manual Pride and Prejudice Student Handbook Great Scientists Poster Pack Compare and Contrast Archimedes & Euclid Learning Packet How a Bill Becomes a Law Hexagon Project Sense and Sensibility Color by Code Worksheet You can find more resources at my storefront here: https://teachsimple.com/contributor/the-comprehensive-teacher Slope Race Partner Activity
Discover the beauty of parabolic curves where maths and art intersect. Learn how to create stunning geometric designs using simple mathematical principles. Perfect for students, artists, and anyone fascinated by the blend of creativity and mathematics.
Fall is here and I just LOVE this season! So many reasons to enjoy and appreciate fall! I am have been super busy making a Fall Math and Literacy Packet
If you teach Needs and Characteristics of Living Things in your Grade 1 Science class, check out these fun activities!
Holiday Graph Art Mystery Pictures Printables are engaging and educational tools that can make learning math more enjoyable for students..
KINDERGARTEN MATH - UNIT 3 I am so excited to have my new Measurement and Data kindergarten math unit posted and ready to share with you. So far this year, my sweet kinders have learned so much in math. We have mastered 1:1 correspondence, reading and writing numerals to 20, counting to 10
We focused on graphing this week. We graphed our shoes in different ways and showed how a graph will give the same information horizontally...
Today's post is going to share a few simple games to add to your word work time. Read the book Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss. Illustrate Game Cards Have the students make illustrations to match the word on the game card. I think it is much more beautiful when we use children's art word rather than clipart. Match The Rhyme Working with a small group of children I start with the cards facing up. I would pick a card and the students would have to find the card that rhymes. Find the Rhymes Working independently, students find words that rhyme and put them together. They could record them in their word study journals. Memory Game Play a game of memory. The object of the game would be to flip over a card and find a match. ZOOSE!!! The cards can be played for a game of ZOOSE! In the past, I have shared a game called Moose but instead of Moose we will use a silly word ZOOSE. You take a card and if you read it you get to keep it. If you pick the ZOOSE card all of your cards go back in the deck. click here for Dr. Seuss Rhyming Cards
Here's a fun way to get your students excited about the upcoming summer Olympics! After students plot points, write ordered pairs, and draw line segments, a picture of an Olympic medal will appear. The activity is offered in both first quadrant (only positive numbers) as well as in all four quadrants (positive and negative numbers). Happy Graphing!
