Every Day Counts® Element Organizer Name of Element__Graphing____________________________ Grade __1_______ Months Concepts and Skills Materials Notes Identify and order months of 12 birthday packages For the rest of the year, birthday August/September the year (TR14), gift tags for each data will be considered part of Interpret birthday data child (TR 14) calendar p. 30 - 31 Count and compare small Celebrate summer birthdays quantities Collect and record weather Graph paper (TR 15), * Keep this graph for October data on a picture graph weather markers (TR 16) comparison in January Interpret graphs p. 44 - 45 November December Collect and record weather Graph paper (TR 15), *Graph comparison with Oct. January data on a picture graph over weather markers (TR 16), *Save Oct. and Jan. weather time October weather graph graphs p. 83 Interpret graph Look at and graph weather in another part of the country to compare it to our weather. 100th day of school Collect and record data on a 3 sheets of graph paper Discuss odd and even quantities February picture graph (TR 15), 29 shoe markers (counting by twos) Explore odd and even (TR 16) Represent patterns on a graph p. 98 - 99 quantities with cubes Count by 2’s Collect and graph data from Every day graph (TR 15), Involve students in constructing March a preference poll bright colored paper graphs. Allow students to markers (squares), small survey other students. p. 111 - 113 paper sack Collect and record weather Graph (TR 15), weather *Graph comparisons with Oct. April data on a picture graph over markers (TR 16), weather and Jan. (seasonal changes time graphs from Oct. and Jan. associated with these months). p. 123 - 125 Interpret graphs to record weather *Don’t forget for Spring Break days. Collect, sort, and graph three Collection of boxes, Each child is encouraged to May/June dimensional shapes containers, and objects bring in one object from home that are cylinders, that fits into one of the p. 134 - 135 spheres, rectangular categories of shapes. solids, or cubes, graph paper (TR 15), class set See parent letter: p. 135 of paper square markers, water color pen, 4 large Emphasize geometry concepts posters (one for each shape), advertising
Every Day Counts® Element Organizer Name of Element__Graphing____________________________ Grade __1_______ Months Concepts and Skills Materials Notes August/September p. 30 - 31 Identify and order months of the year Interpret birthday data Count and compare small quantities 12 birthday packages (TR14), gift tags for each child (TR 14) For the rest of the year, birthday data will be considered part of calendar Celebrate summer birthdays October p. 44 - 45 Collect and record weather data on a picture graph Interpret graphs Graph paper (TR 15), weather markers (TR 16) * Keep this graph for comparison in January November December January p. 83 Collect and record weather data on a picture graph over time Interpret graph Graph paper (TR 15), weather markers (TR 16), October weather graph *Graph comparison with Oct. *Save Oct. and Jan. weather graphs Look at and graph weather in another part of the country to compare it to our weather. 100th day of school February p. 98 - 99 Collect and record data on a picture graph Explore odd and even quantities Count by 2’s 3 sheets of graph paper (TR 15), 29 shoe markers (TR 16) Discuss odd and even quantities (counting by twos) Represent patterns on a graph with cubes March p. 111 - 113 Collect and graph data from a preference poll Every day graph (TR 15), bright colored paper markers (squares), small paper sack Involve students in constructing graphs. Allow students to survey other students. April p. 123 - 125 Collect and record weather data on a picture graph over time Interpret graphs Graph (TR 15), weather markers (TR 16), weather graphs from Oct. and Jan. *Graph comparisons with Oct. and Jan. (seasonal changes associated with these months). *Don’t forget to record weather for Spring Break days. May/June p. 134 - 135 Collect, sort, and graph three dimensional shapes Collection of boxes, containers, and objects that are cylinders, spheres, rectangular solids, or cubes, graph paper (TR 15), class set of paper square markers, water color pen, 4 large posters (one for each shape), advertising Each child is encouraged to bring in one object from home that fits into one of the categories of shapes. See parent letter: p. 135 Emphasize geometry concepts
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