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?
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BOY
GIRL
How many girls are there?________
How many boys? ________
How many more girls than boys
are there? ____________
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
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The student constructs and uses graphs of real
objects or pictures to answer questions. The
student is expected to:
(A) Constructs graphs using real objects or pictures
in order to answer questions; and
(B) 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_resour
ces/teachers_corner/activities/0609_activities.jsp 2-4-11
Bentham, P. (n.d.). Graphing activities for preschool and
kindergarten. Retrieved from http://www.kindergartenlessons.com/graphing-activities.html 2-4-11