Graphing

Today we sorted our lunch bags!  We talked about different ways to sort them (size, shape, colour).  Finally we decided to sort them by the way that they close - zippers, Velcro, or none.

We discovered that 15 people had zippers, 2 had Velcro, 1 had nothing.  We also talked about the difference between zippers and Velcro and the difference between zippers and none.  What a fun math class.

Think of ways to sort things at home and make a concrete graph.  Ask your child questions about the data. Which has most? Which has least? What is the difference? How many took the survey?