Tools Data: Excel Project
By Kathryn Hess
Kindergarten
17 general ed. students
11 boys
6 girls
Objectives:
SWBAT sort objects by color
SWBAT count a set of objects
SWBAT identify greater and less than
SWBAT write numbers 1-10
Standards:
K.CC.A.3: Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of
objects with a written numeral 0-20
K.CC.A.1: Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
K.CC.C.6: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is
greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in
another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies
Time:
1 day: 40 min lesson
Students will be given a bag of colored Goldfish ® crackers. They
will sort them by color and write the total of each color on the given
worksheet.
After sorting their fish, students will discuss the numbers on
their chart (greater than, and less than) with members of their
table. Students will highlight their greatest number in yellow
and circle the lowest number in pencil.
Students will then enter their data on the excel spreadsheet
and discuss which color had the greatest number and which color
had the least.
Students will discuss the results of the graph together as a whole group.
Students will be evaluated on their ability to count and enter data
correctly, identify the greatest number, and identify the lowest
number on their worksheets. They will be given 1 point for each area
on the rubric for a total of 3 points.
Logical: Students will count and sort objects
Interpersonal: Students will work together at
their tables and as a whole group to complete
the project.
Spatial: Students will use the bar graph to
identify the groups with the most and least.
References
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Pepperidge Farm® - Cheddar Goldfish. (n.d.). Retrieved February
9, 2015, from http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/ProductDetail.
W&L Gender Psychology Lab. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9,
2015, from http://fulcherlab.academic.wlu.edu/thescience-of-the-brain/winter-2014-science-of-the-brainactivities/