Unit 1, Lesson 12
Center Day 2 (Optional)
Grade 2
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
This lesson is optional because it is an opportunity for extra practice that not all classes may need. In the first activity, students learn Stage 2 of the Sort and Display center, which was first introduced in grade 1. In this new stage, called Picture or Bar Graphs, students sort 20–30 objects into 3 categories and make a picture or bar graph that shows how they are sorted. In the second activity, students choose between two previously introduced centers focused on addition and subtraction.
- Ask (orally) and answer questions that can be answered about the data represented in a picture graph or bar graph.
- Represent data using picture graphs and bar graphs.
- Let’s sort a collection and make graphs about it.
Required Materials
Activity 1
Required Preparation
- Each group of 2 needs a collection of 20–30 objects that could be sorted into at least 3 categories. Examples: pattern blocks, cubes, sets of books, or a combination of blocks, cubes, and counters.
Gather materials from previous centers:
- What's Behind My Back, Stages 2 and 3
- How Close, Stages 1–3
- Number Puzzles, Stages 1 and 2
Suggested Centers
NoneTeacher Reflection Questions
Reflect on how comfortable your students are asking questions of you and of each other. What can you do to encourage students to ask questions?