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Kindergarten Graphing and Sorting Worksheets

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Sort shapes into groups, count each group, make picture graphs and bar graphs, and read graphs to find most and fewest.

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Sort and count

Make and read graphs

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these sorting and graphing worksheets

Sorting and graphing go together. First children sort things into groups, like circles, squares and triangles, or big and small. Then they count each group. A graph is simply a picture of those counts, so it is easy to see which group has the most and which has the fewest.

The sorting pages use shapes in black and white, so groups are by shape, size, sides, or filled (gray) and outline instead of color. That keeps every page printable on any printer. There is also a cut-and-sort page for hands-on practice.

The graphing pages move from making to reading. Children count shapes or solids and draw or color one box for each to build a picture graph or bar graph. Then they read a finished bar graph and a picture graph of class votes, answering how many, how many more, and which has the most or fewest. Answer keys are on page 2.

Standards

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.5Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.

How to use them

  1. Sort real things first: buttons, blocks, socks or toy cars. Ask, "How could we put these into groups?"
  2. Teach children to cross off each shape as they count it. It keeps them from counting the same one twice.
  3. When making a graph, start at the bottom box and color up, one box for each thing counted.
  4. Ask comparison questions while reading graphs: "Which has more? How do you know? How many more?"
  5. Make a class graph together, like favorite fruit or how we get to school, and compare it with the picture graph page.

Teaching tips

  • If counts do not match, recount with a finger on each shape and a tally mark for each one.
  • Line up the bottoms of the bars. A graph only works when every bar starts at the same line.
  • Use the words most, fewest, more, less and same as you talk about the graph.
  • Print at actual size (100%). Filled shapes are light gray so they copy clearly.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What graphs do kindergartners learn?

Kindergartners make and read simple picture graphs and bar graphs. They sort objects into groups, count each group and say which has the most or fewest.

Why are the sorting pages black and white?

They are made to print on any printer. Instead of color, shapes are sorted by kind, size, number of sides, or filled and outline.

What is the difference between a picture graph and a bar graph?

A picture graph uses a small picture or dot for each thing counted. A bar graph colors one box for each thing, making a bar. Both show the same counts.

Do the graphing worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Each one has an answer key on page 2 of the PDF.