Before teaching your students how to create a bar graph, it’s important to first understand the parts of bar graphs and what they mean. I like to use a whole group bar graph anchor chart to introduce students to the key parts of bar graphs and to show bar graph examples.

Create an anchor chart for a bar graph and a pictograph. For the bar graph, you can do most of the work ahead of time and label the graph with the students. For the picture graph, create the framework for the graph and then glue on the images as the students watch.

Most students are familiar with bar graphs, so that’s where we start. We brainstorm the different parts of a graph (labeled in pink on the anchor chart). You can fill in the chart or use sticky notes to represent the bars as well.

These free anchor charts displaying the parts of a bar graph can be a great reference for students. It's great for introducing different components of a bar graph including the x axis, y axis, scale, key, title, etc.

These free anchor charts displaying the parts of a bar graph can be a great reference for students. It's great for introducing different components of a bar graph including the x axis, y axis, scale, key, title, etc.

This highly fun and engaging bar graph resource will have students reading and creating their own bar graphs with worksheets and anchor charts with paper/pencil AND digital interactive options. Quickly assign in Google Classroom or print and go for graphing math centers, sub plans or individual seat work, or project on your whiteboard for your ...

Help your students master the parts of a graph with this vibrant, easy-to-understand bar graph anchor chart! Perfect for classroom walls, this resource clearly labels all key parts of a graph, making it an essential reference tool for any math classroom.

A Lucky to Learn Math Unit 6 Anchor chart to use when teaching about bar graphs. See more from the bundle: Lucky to Learn Math - Graphing & Data. See more from this activity: Math - Unit 6 - Anchor Charts. Click here to download the Literacy Intervention Kit Guide. Click here to download the Math Intervention Kit Guide.

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 bar graph.

Our focus on Monday was bar graphs but we filled out the complete anchor chart. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories.