2-min Fluency Warm-up — How many more? Solve in your head.
9 is how many more than 4?
12 is how many more than 7?
15 is how many more than 8?
11 is how many more than 6?
A bar graph uses bars instead of symbols. Taller bar = bigger number. Our class counted playground equipment choices:
Read the height of each bar.
Swings: 9
Slide: 6
Monkey Bars: 12
Sandbox: 4
Which choice is MOST popular?
Answer:
Which choice is LEAST popular?
Answer:
How many more chose monkey bars than the slide?
Answer:
How many children chose swings or the sandbox?
Answer:
The tally chart shows fruit picked at the orchard. Draw one bar for each fruit in the empty graph. Label your bars!
| Fruit | Tally | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Apples | |||| || | |
| Pears | |||| | |
| Peaches | |||| |||| | |
| Plums | |||| |
Draw your bar graph here. Make a scale up the side (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) and label each bar.
Use the fruit tally chart. Think about what is happening.
The farmer needs 10 peaches for a pie order. Does she have enough? How do you know?
My thinking:
How many pieces of fruit were picked in all? Show how you added.
My work:
pieces
Create Your Own
Make up your own bar graph data! Pick a topic (favorite colors, animals, games...), invent numbers for 3 categories, and write one question about your graph.
My topic:
Category 1: Number:
Category 2: Number:
Category 3: Number:
My question: