K12 Lesson

1. Materials Needed thinking cap pencil scratch paper crayons colored pencils most & least homework page practice page Next page

2. Most and Least There is someone who can’t wait to be part of our lesson today! He is going to help us learn how to make a bar graph, and find out what the words most and least mean. Next page

3. Most and Least I went to have a snack today, and thought about him when I was looking at the gummy bears left in my jar. I wondered which color I had the Most of, and which I had the Least of. Next page

4. Hmm, do the pieces create anything in your mind? Do you think you know what it is? Let’s find out. Next page

5. Here He Is !!! I am your Gummy Bear Next page

6. Today’s Vocabulary We’re going to have to know and understand some vocabulary words for today’s lesson. They are; say them after me - 1. Gummy Bear 2. bar graph 5. predict [to make a guess] 3. least [the smallest number] 4. most [the largest number] Next page 8. green 9. blue 7. red 6. yellow

7. We are actually going to create a Gummy Bearbar graph today, but first let’s predict how many of each color you think we have.Remember, to predict means to make a guess about something when you don’t know the actual answer. Write down at home what your prediction for each color is. Yellow_______ Red_______ Green _______ Blue _______ Next page

8. Count the gummy bears with me as they come out of the jar. How many of each Gummy Bear did we have? 2 Yellow_______ Red_______ Green _______ Blue _______ 4 6 8 Next page How did you do with your predictions, were they close or right on?

9. Let’s Graph those Gummy Bears ! ! Gummy Bears Yellow Red Green Blue 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 Next page See what number each colored bar stops on.

10. Which color had the most gummy bears and which one had the least? Most = 8 blue Least = 2 yellow 2 8 8 2 Next page 2 8 most least

11. Review Time Now let’s read them this way Vocabulary [Let’s read together] gummy bear bar graph least most yellow red green blue least = [the smallest number] most = [the largest number] a bar graph uses bars to show how many Gummy Bear yellow red green Next page blue

12. Pssst most = the largest # least = the smallest # Practice Page For questions 1 & 2, write how many for each group on the line below its picture. Then answer the question by writing the number that goes with the underlined word. 1. 4 The most equals? _____ 4 3 2. 2 The least equals? _____ 6 2 Numbers we are graphing `++ + Yellow Red Green Blue 2 3 4 6 Color the boxes in to match the numbers you wrote above. Use the first number for the first color and so on. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 6

13. Homework For questions 1 & 2, write how many for each group on the line below its picture. Then answer the question by writing the number that goes with the underlined word. 1. The least equals? _____ 2. The most equals? _____ Numbers we are graphing Color the boxes in to match the number you wrote above for each set of pictures. Choose four (4) different colors of your choice. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

14. Awesome Job!!! Hard work pays off, now let’s have some fun! The End