In honor of Read Across America Week and Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2nd, I made up this graphing activity for my first graders. I read aloud One Fish, Two Fish to students prior to the lesson so they could connect with the activity. Students should have some prior experience with basic bar graphs/pictographs because this activity introduces students to scaled graphs. On the pictograph, each fish symbol represents two goldfish crackers.......(wait for it).......ONE FISH = TWO FISH! Get it!?!? First grade shouldn't be so much fun...I also incorporated tally marks because that is a standard in my curriculum. It was neat to have the students counting by 5's (and 1's) and translating that into counting by 2's (and 1's)...good "math talk"!
Each student just needs a cup of "Goldfish Colors" crackers and the activity sheet. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
