Lesson: Bar Graphs Mathematics • 1st Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to make bar graphs and read bar graphs to find how many there are in each category and compare the number in each category.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

understand how information can be presented on a bar graph,
answer questions about data in a bar graph,
compare categories in a bar graph,
complete a bar graph.

Lesson Playlist

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Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

A farmers’ market has a fruit section, a meat section, and a bread section. The given bar graph shows how many people are standing at each section of the market.

How many people are there at the market?

Q2:

Sophia, Noah, and Hannah collect coins. The given bar graph shows how many coins each of them has.

How many more coins does Noah have than Sophia?

Q3:

Jackson, Isabella, and Noah all bought some pens. The given bar graph shows how many pens each of them got.

How many pens did Isabella buy?