Tip #189 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents

Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly.

#189

Different Kinds of Graphs

Doing mathematics should always mean finding patterns and crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations.

~Paul Lockhart

Graphing is a tool used to help people see relationships between certain things. They are everywhere and are a helpful part of textbooks if you know how to read them. You can help your child by explaining that graphs are just pictures of this information. Children are usually introduced to three basic kinds of graphs in elementary school: pie, line and bar. Try finding examples of them together tonight by browsing through magazines or the newspaper.

Perhaps the most common and easiest graph to create and interpret is the bar graph. You may want to start your graphing endeavors with this type. Today, think of all the ways you and your child could create a graph. Could you make one on:

● The computer?

● Poster board by drawing or gluing on pictures?

● Graph paper?

● An old window shade that is easy to roll up and store?

Creating a graph can be simple or complex depending on your child's skill level, available items, the purpose of the graph, and the limits of your imagination! If you help your child to see the graph as a picture that represents the information you've collected, it may help her to determine the type of graph she'd like to use and the way she'd like to display it.

*Newspapers are a great source to find different types of graphs and see how they are used in the real world for a variety of reasons.

*See our website for details on types of graphs.

Cindy McKinley Alder Patti Trombly

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