I'm not sure what grade you have, but in the 4th grade class
I'm student teaching in he asked for a few popular television
shows they liked to watch, had them close their eyes and vote,
and then had them make their own bar graph, plus a double bar
graph(boys vs girls) on the info. The kids really liked it...

On 11/02/09, Student teacher wrote:
> I am being observed in a week by my professor. My
> cooperating teacher suggested I do something with bar
> graphs. I have a book that I am going to read about a
> lemonade stand and graphing their profits. I am planning
> on doing a whole class graph to demonstrate to the class a
> bar graph. I do not know what to do for them to
> individually graph items. Everything I seem to come across
> involves food, and the school that I am doing my student
> teaching in does not allow food to be used in the
> classroom for lessons. They are very strict regarding
> the "healthy awareness". Does anyone have any ideas what I
> can use insead of food?!

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