Apple Week....

This is "APPLE WEEK" in Kindergarten. We brought in all kinds of apples to begin the week. Mrs. Blakely has a HUGE floor graph and we used it to graph the different types of apples we had. We graphed by colors and labeled the columns RED, GREEN, YELLOW, & MIXED. Take a look at our results:

What do you notice about the graphs?

Does this mean more kids LIKE red apples?

AM graph:

Columns top to bottom: green, red, yellow, mixed

PM graph:

Columns top to bottom: mixed, yellow, red, green

Visit this site for great photos of many different kinds of apples: Apple Journal

More Graphing...

After reading books about children with long names, we decided to graph the number of letters in our names. First we spelled out our names on the graphing strips, then colored them with our favorite colors. Our teacher made a graph with columns for 3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9+ letters in our names. Take a look at the graphing results. See if you can answer the following questions about the graph: (note: the first strip in each column is there just to show the quantity, it's blank so don't include it in your counting)

Look at each class separately:

• Which column had the most?





• Which had the fewest?





• Were there any columns that were the same/equal?





• Were there any columns that didn't have ANY?
  
  

Next compare the AM Graph with the PM Graph:

• Are there any columns that have the same/equal number of names?





• Was the column with the most the same for both classes?





• Was the column with the fewest the same for both classes?





• Was the column that didn't have ANY the same?

What else do you notice about the graphs?

AM Graph:

PM Graph:

Boy & Girl Graph...

We have many friends in class. Some of us are friends from before Kindergarten; and others we are just getting to know! We made a graph of the girls and boys in our class. Take a look at the photo and use it to answer the following questions:

• In the A.M. Class, are there more boys or girls? How many more?
• In the P.M. Class, are there more girls or boys? How many more?
• Comparing the A.M. girls with the P.M. girls, which class has more girls? How many more?
• Do the same for the A.M. boys & the P.M. boys.
• Which class has the most students?
• How many students in all?
• What else do you notice about the graph?

Left side=A.M.

Right side= P.M.

(boys are on left side of each graph)

Groundhog Predictions 2009...

Today we read a book called "Groundhog Day" by Betsy Lewin. In the book, people were waiting to see the groundhog come out of his burrow (hole). When he came out, they picked him up and said "Horray" because he didn't see his shadow. Then somebody took a picture of him and the flash made him see his shadow and he went back into his burrow. We guessed if the groundhog will see his shadow this year. Most kids thought the weather will be cloudy and he would NOT see his shadow on Monday. Take a look at our graph results:

What do you think will happen on Groundhog's Day? Feel free to post your comments here...

Math Challenge...

As part of our math curriculum, we learned how to tally, graph and use pictures to represent numbers in a graph. The activity below gives you a chance to practice your skills. You may need a grown-up close by to help you with the words. I am confident you can do the math. The tallies and bar graph should be very familiar activities. The pictograph presents a challenge. Be sure to pay attention to the details in the instructions. Have fun!