Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Increase your child's confidence in interpreting bar graphs and throw a little candy into the mix to sweeten the learning process.

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.