Reading Bar Graphs

Give your third-grade students extra practice with reading bar graphs using this interactive math practice game from iKnowIt.com. Children will practice reading bar graphs and answering a variety of math questions related to the information presented in the bar graphs. This online math activity helps students become proficient at representing and interpreting data presented in a bar graph. The easy-to-read, kid-friendly presentation of the bar graphs in this third-grade math game will help your students become confident with reading and interpreting bar graphs.

Children will gain practical experience reading bar graphs as they work through this third-grade graphing lesson. Here are a few scenarios your students may find represented by bar graphs in this online math lesson: "Lila completed her weekly reading log for homework. The graph below shows how many minutes she reads each day. How many minutes did she read on Thursday?" "The third-grade students at Mapleton Elementary School voted on their favorite school lunch. The graph below shows how many students voted for each lunch choice. How many total students chose pizza or pasta as their favorite school lunch?" "The soccer team had practice after school. The graph below shows how many laps each teammate ran around the soccer field. How many teammates ran less than 9 laps?" As you can see from the variety of these sample questions, students will work with many different types of data sets as they practice reading bar graphs.

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We hope you and your third-grade students will enjoy learning about bar graphs in this interactive math game! Be sure to check out the hundreds of other third grade math lessons we have available on our website as well.

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This online math lesson is classified as Level C. It may be ideal for a third-grade class.

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