How do you teach bar graphs to second graders?

Begin with picture graphs (one picture = one unit) before introducing bar graphs. Teach students to label both axes, title the graph, and use a consistent scale. Start with a scale of 1 (each unit = 1 item) before introducing scales of 2, 5, or 10. Worksheets that present a data table and ask students to create a bar graph, then answer questions about it, combine creation and interpretation.

What questions should second graders answer from a graph?

CCSS 2.MD.D.10 expects second graders to answer: how many in each category, which has the most or fewest, how many more or fewer in one category vs. another (requiring subtraction), and what is the total. The how-many-more questions are where graphing intersects with arithmetic, making graphing a rich context for word-problem practice as well as data skills.

2nd Grade Data and graphing Worksheets

Ages 7-8 · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Written by Sarah Chen, Curriculum Developer, M.Ed.

Free printable data and graphing worksheets for 2nd grade students (Ages 7-8). All worksheets are aligned to Common Core standards and ready to print.

2nd Grade Math Graphing Data and graphing Clear All

$Read The Bar Chart - Hat$

Read The Bar Chart - Hat

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Read The Bar Chart - Horse$

Read The Bar Chart - Horse

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Read The Bar Chart - Notebook$

Read The Bar Chart - Notebook

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Read The Bar Chart - Orange$

Read The Bar Chart - Orange

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Read the bar graph and answer the questions - Crayon$

Read the bar graph and answer the questions - Crayon

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Read the bar graph and answer the questions - Pig$

Read the bar graph and answer the questions - Pig

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Read the bar graph and answer the questions - Strawberry$

Read the bar graph and answer the questions - Strawberry

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Read the bar graph and answer the questions - Towel$

Read the bar graph and answer the questions - Towel

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Sort the objects and create a bar graph - Apple$

Sort the objects and create a bar graph - Apple

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Sort the objects and create a bar graph - Chicken$

Sort the objects and create a bar graph - Chicken

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Sort the objects and create a bar graph - Pencil$

Sort the objects and create a bar graph - Pencil

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Sort the objects and create a bar graph - Sandals$

Sort the objects and create a bar graph - Sandals

GradeGrades 1 & 2

TopicGraphing

$Creating Pie Charts - Book$

Creating Pie Charts - Book

Grade2nd Grade

TopicGraphing

$Creating Pie Charts - Fruit$

Creating Pie Charts - Fruit

Grade2nd Grade

TopicGraphing

Frequently Asked Questions

Second graders should draw picture graphs and bar graphs with a scale of 1 to represent data sets with up to four categories (CCSS 2.MD.D.10). They should also solve addition and subtraction problems using information presented in bar graphs. Second grade adds graph creation to the first-grade focus on graph reading.

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