Picture Graphs: Counting, Comparing, and Colors!

Math Grades 1st Grade 6:15 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn about picture graphs! We'll count, compare, and see which has the most and fewest. We'll also learn about left and right!

Video Resource

Grade 1: Math Lesson 7 Graphing A Picture On A Pictograph Identifying Most & Fewest and Left & Right

The Eagle's Nest - Our Online Classroom

Duration: 6:15
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Key Concepts

  • Data Representation (Pictographs)
  • Comparing Quantities (Most and Fewest)
  • Spatial Awareness (Left and Right)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to create a pictograph using pictures to represent data.
  • Students will be able to identify the category with the 'most' and 'fewest' items in a pictograph.
  • Students will be able to identify the left and right sides of a pictograph.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by reviewing the video's introduction. Briefly discuss what a graph is and why we use them (to show information). Ask students what kinds of things they could graph (e.g., favorite fruits, colors, toys).
  • Video Viewing and Discussion (10 mins)
    Play the video from The Eagle's Nest. Pause at key points to ask questions and reinforce concepts, such as after the initial car graphing and after the picture replacement. Ask students to identify the colors being graphed.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    Lead students in creating a simple pictograph together as a class. For example, ask each student their favorite fruit (apple, banana, or orange) and then draw the pictograph on the board, using simple drawings to represent each student's choice.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Have students create their own pictographs. They can choose a topic (e.g., favorite animals, colors of their classmates' shirts). Provide them with graph paper or a template. Remind them to label their graph and use pictures.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts of 'most,' 'fewest,' 'left,' and 'right.' Have students share their pictographs and answer questions about them.

Interactive Exercises

  • Classroom Object Graph
    Have students choose a classroom object to graph, like pencils, crayons, or books. Count the number of each object and create a pictograph on the board together.
  • Color Sorting and Graphing
    Provide students with a collection of colored blocks or beads. Have them sort the items by color and then create a pictograph to represent the number of items in each color category.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a pictograph and why do we use it?
  • How can you tell which category has the most items in a pictograph?
  • How can you tell which category has the fewest items in a pictograph?
  • How do you know which side is the left side, and which side is the right side?

Skills Developed

  • Data Collection
  • Data Representation
  • Data Interpretation
  • Comparing Numbers
  • Spatial Reasoning

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is a picture graph?

Correct Answer: A graph that uses pictures to show numbers.

Question 2:

If a graph shows 5 apples and 2 bananas, which fruit has the 'most'?

Correct Answer: Apples

Question 3:

If a graph shows 1 dog and 4 cats, which animal has the 'fewest'?

Correct Answer: Dogs

Question 4:

Which hand makes an 'L' shape to help you remember 'left'?

Correct Answer: Left hand

Question 5:

On a graph, if the blue cars are on the side that your left hand makes an 'L', what side are the blue cars on?

Correct Answer: Left

Question 6:

If a graph shows 3 stars, 2 moons, and 4 suns, which has the most?

Correct Answer: Suns

Question 7:

If a graph shows 1 bird, 5 fish, and 2 snails, which has the fewest?

Correct Answer: Birds

Question 8:

If you are counting your toys and want to make a graph, what are you doing?

Correct Answer: Representing data

Question 9:

If a graph has 2 circles and 5 squares, how many shapes are there in total?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 10:

What can we use instead of real objects on a picture graph?

Correct Answer: Pictures

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A graph uses ________ to show numbers.

Correct Answer: pictures

Question 2:

The side you remember with your left hand is called the ________ side.

Correct Answer: left

Question 3:

The opposite of 'most' is ________.

Correct Answer: fewest

Question 4:

If a graph has more of something, it has the ________.

Correct Answer: most

Question 5:

Graphs help us to see ________ about things.

Correct Answer: information

Question 6:

We can graph our favorite ________ .

Correct Answer: toys

Question 7:

If there are 3 bananas, we put ____ pictures of bananas on the graph.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 8:

If a graph has less of something, it has the ________.

Correct Answer: fewest

Question 9:

My ______ hand makes a backwards L.

Correct Answer: right

Question 10:

I can put pictures of ________ on the graph.

Correct Answer: cars

Educational Standards

1.MD.C.4:Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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