Bar Graph Lesson Plan 1st Grade. The number of items needs to be labeled on the other axis starting with 0. After identifying the categories of data each category should be labeled with a word or a picture.
Define the parts of the bar graph in english and student s home language if possible. Ask students to point to each part of the bar graph and name the part aloud. Collecting and graphing data can be a fantastic tool for getting to know your students and for your students to get to know one another.
Show them the form they will use to collect that information.
In this lesson your students will use the background knowledge that they have about counting and sorting to graph data. What is a bar graph. Show them the form they will use to collect that information. Each bar graph needs to have a title reflecting the data that has been collected.