Data and Graphs: Picture Graphs 2nd Grade Lesson Post #8

 I will be continuing to talk about Graphs and Data in this post. This week, I will be talking about a lesson I did with my 2nd graders on picture graphs. My students enjoyed learning about these types of graphs the most.
I first played the visual learning video in order to introduce the topic to my class, both verbally and visually. I like how the speaker in the video explained how using pictures instead of numbers or tally's can still represent those numbers or tally marks.

Next, we worked on a problem together in class. This convince me problem asked the students to explain how can a tally chart and picture graph be similar to each other to represent the same data. The students first counted the amount of students who liked each type of ball games on both charts. They noticed that both charts shows the same amount, except one is by using the picture key, and the other is by using tally marks.

Reflecting back on this topic, I think that my students did very well in comprehending the material, as well as solving the problems. My lesson went well and my students enjoyed learning about the many different types of graphs, as well as how to read and plot data. I do believe that even virtually my students have been able to do well with learning math this school year. I used Savvas Realize's enVision Mathematics 2nd Grade book, Topic 15, lesson 4 for this lesson.

New York State Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards: 

NY-2.MD: Represent and Interpret Data: 10.: Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a picture graph or a bar graph.
Common Core State Standards For Mathematics: Standard for Mathematical Practice: 4. Model with Mathematics.