Data and Graphs: Bar Graphs 2nd Grade Post #7

 This week, my post is a continuation of Data, but it is going to be talking about Bar Graphs. Now that my students are able to recognize and read data, they are also able to learn about different types of graphs. For this lesson, I first played the Visual Learning Video. This video helped my students understand what a bar graph is; as well as what it looks like and how to read a bar graph. 

I like how in the visual learning videos there continues to be questions throughout the video. This helped to keep the students engaged as well as making sure they were comprehending what was being taught in the video.

For the Solve and Share problem that my students and I worked on together,  I had them figure out how many numbers of birthdays are in the bar graph. My class had to read the bar graph one by one in order to find the answers.

Reflecting on this lesson, I think that it went well. Similar to the bar graph, I matched most of the bar graph colors to the number of people who had that birthday in that specific season. The students had a lot of fun completing this problem, as well as learning about this topic.

New York State Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards: NY-2.MD.1: Measure the length of an object to the nearest whole by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.

NY-2.MD.9: Generate measurement data by measuring lengths of several objects to the nearest whole unit, or by making repeated measurements of the same object. Present the measurement data in a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in whole-number unit. 
Common Core State Standards For Mathematics: Standard for Mathematical Practice: 4. Model with Mathematics.