1st Grade Data & Graphing Worksheets

First graders should organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories (CCSS 1.MD.C.4). They create and read picture graphs and bar graphs, ask and answer questions about the total number in each category, how many more or fewer are in one category compared to another, and how many objects are represented altogether. This goes beyond kindergarten graphing by introducing comparison questions that require addition and subtraction. Students should also collect their own simple data through surveys or observations. Worksheets that present a completed graph and ask comparison questions like "How many more students chose dogs than cats?" build the interpretive thinking that transforms graphing from a visual exercise into genuine data analysis.