Here’s how the lesson went……We decided on a topic - animals.  He decided to gather data from 40 people by asking what their favorite animal is.  He then came up with a list of several animals he would let them choose from.  Then, he wrote the animal’s names on a piece of paper and tallied the “votes” as they were given to him.

Next, he wrote each animal’s name on a notecard and placed the cards along the floor.  He knew he needed numbers going up the side  to show how many people liked each animal.  He used 1″ tiles to show the results from the 40 people he interviewed.  And finally, he wrote a title card calling his graph, “Favorite Animals”. 

Next time, he’ll be ready to create a graph on paper.  He knows the “parts” because he had to make them and manipulate them.  It’s a strong visual that won’t soon be forgotten.

Mahayla just wanted to be part of the action!  I asked her to create a line graph showing a week’s worth of data from her peak meter numbers.  The doctor will be so impressed with this picture when we include it in her file during the next visit!  He asked her to keep a chart.  Little did he know that we would take him this seriously.  LOL