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Dear Family, 4
This week your child is learning about picture
graphs and bar graphs.
Picture graphs and bar graphs are two ways to show data, or collections
of information.
of 10 friends. 5
The height of 4
each bar tells how 3
many friends
2
prefer each type
of fruit. 1
0
Apples Oranges Grapes
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ACTIVITY Graph
Do the following activity with your child to draw bar graphs and picture graphs.
Practice making a picture graph and a bar graph with your child.
• Have your child sort the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters and count
the number of each type of coin.
• Complete the picture graph and the bar graph below with the data. To complete
the picture graph, draw circles with the letters P, N, D, and Q to show each coin.
Nickels
Dimes
Quarters
Coins
10
9
8
Number of Coins
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Pennies Nickels Dimes Quarters
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