Graphing in the primary grades can be so much fun!   Picture graphs give my students time to think about their responses  while using a little creativity. There are so many ways to incorporate graphing into monthly activities, themes, science and social studies and special interests.   Just in the past three weeks, we have done a graphing mini unit  and the topics are limitless. We started with Our Favorite Color graph. Colored hand prints are always fun and  would also be great at the beginning of the school year.
I hand wrote a title to get us through the week,  but soon realized I would love to have cuter go to titles.
We then moved on to a Fairy Tale unit in Language Arts and spent two weeks reading different versions on The Three Little Pigs, Three Billy Goats Gruff and Jack and the Bean Stalk. That naturally lead to the discussion of our favorite story and another graph. I love using authentic drawings to create the graph.   It gives the children more buy in  as they are creating their card as a part of the graph.   There is a sense of pride and more of a connection. And once again, I was in need of a title card.  I finally realized that I may  NOT be the only teacher who could use a collection of graph titles. Another great graph that could be used now or at the beginning of the year is More Boys or Girls?  Let's just say I have WAY more girls than boys this year! In the morning class of nineteen students, I have 5 boys and 14 girls! In pre-k, we have REALLY been working on body parts and adding details. Some of getting it and others are a work in progress:)
So I created another title and decided I LOVE the print and go easibility  of these titles.  I print them on card stock  and decided NOT to laminate them to avoid the glare. I have put these three graph titles in a little bundle  and even added a fourth as a sampling of what is to come!  You can download them for FREE here. I can't wait to read you feedback to see what you think! Feel free to leave suggestions for upcoming graph titles.

Happy Friday Saturday Friends!  

So I am looking forward to some down time this weekend and to yes, catch up on some much needed sleep...I am linking with with Doodle Bugs Teaching with Five for Friday. There is nothing like a little pick me than a new tote and lunch bag from Thirty One!  I love this new summer print and my husband can't believe there isn't any black in it! #mygotocolor
We are working on graphing and what better time than Easter? This week we graphed "Our Favorite Flavor Jelly Bean" and "Have You Ever Colored Easter Eggs?"  Next week we will be using our self portraits to graph "Are You a Boy or a Girl?" and "What Is Your Favorite Color?" with colored hand prints.  We talked about what is a graph, sorting/categorizing  information and comparing quantities with more and less.
Our Dramatic Play area has turned into a Chinese Restaurant.  We have added Pei Wei to go boxes, "noodles" and "rice" made from yarn, chopsticks and a wok set from Melissa and Doug toys. This has been one of their favorite centers to date!
We are working hard on phonological awareness and phonics.  We are in the last quarter of school and are now moving to blending words with the majority of our students.  Our go to resource is CVC Words by Learn to Play.  There are a handful of littles who needs LOTS of practice with letters and sounds. 
Spring is the perfect time for a Farm Unit.  My littles loved exploring farms through literature and hands on literacy and math activities.  You can check out my Farm Unit HERE and it is 25% off through Sunday night! So don't forget to check out Doodle Bugs Teaching and then get some much needed rest!

I am linking up today with Christina at Sugar and Spice!     

Wow!  We made it through a Friday with a full moon AND Valentine's Day!  Let's just say it was tiring.  The best was when a firstie asked if my present to them could be no spelling test!  Good try:)





A tried and true Valentine favorite is candy heart graphs.  The kids {heart} this activity and a little graphing review is always a welcomed treat (especially when it involves food)!