Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE WHAT ARE GRAPHS CHAPTER TWO GRAPHING BEADS CHAPTER THREE GRAPHING MILES CHAPTER FOUR GRAPHING FISH CHAPTER FIVE GRAPHS ARE FUN Glossary For More Information Index About the Author 4 8 12 16 20 22 23 24 24
CHAPTER ONE What Are Graphs Graphs can tell stories about all kinds of things Do you like stories Graphs are one way to tell stories A graph is a kind of number picture It can tell us how many we have of different things such as balls balloons and backpacks A graph can help us compare too It can answer questions about more less greater fewer most and least Let’s explore graphs and how they tell stories 4
Graphing Story Problems
Readers will see bar, line, pie, pictographs, and tally charts, and be encouraged to read the stories graphs tell and create their own stories.