My Schedule Pie Chart

Grade Level(s): 2^nd Grade

Content Area:                                                                        Process Area:

Numbers and Operations                                           Problem-Solving

Algebra                                                           Reasoning and Proof

Geometry                                                                    Communication

Measurement                                                             Representation

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability                    Connections

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.D.10: Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems1 using information presented in a bar graph.

Targeted Needs of Student:

Representing data using a pie graph, relating time to probability and data analysis, talking about time management, reading graphs, working with fractions

Goal:

Representing data and connecting this data to probability and fractions (part of a whole.)

Materials Needed:

1. Paper
2. Coloring utensils
3. rulers

Explanation/Summary:

Using their schedule during the day, students will construct a pie graph with the data representing what they do during the day. The teacher should show an example and then walk through what her day looks like on a pie graph and then direct the students to make their own. Also the teacher should instruct the students about what slice of her pie graph represents in percentage. For example, the teacher might sleep 8 hours during the day which is 8/24 hours or ¼ of her day which makes 25%. After students have made their pie graph, they can share with other students and talk about percentages. This activity would last over a couple of days.

Resource:

www.creatingcreativeclasses.com or Heather Knox on Pinterest.com