Graphs

Exploring weather patterns in preschool

March 27, 2011

To extend the weather graphing experience over time, the children help to create a weather caterpillar… Each day, the children add a new circle to their weather caterpillar and discuss the patterns in the weather. As you can see below, the weather pattern is “rainy, rainy, cloudy, cloudy” (AABB)… In the younger classes, the teacher [...]

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Graphing the weather with preschoolers

March 27, 2011

As I shared previously, graphing with preschoolers is a wonderful way to expand a child’s understanding of their world. The children have been exploring the weather with the use of a graph as well… On the top of the graph, the children answer the question “What is your favorite weather?” By titling the graph with [...]

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Five graphing tips you can use with preschoolers

March 26, 2011

Graphing is a wonderful tool for promoting basic math concepts, vocabulary and mathematical thinking… Before graphing… Let the children explore the materials: the graphing process is more meaningful to children as they explore the materials they will be using for the graph ahead of time. Before graphing their ice cream, the children tasted three kinds [...]

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