📊 Smiley Graphs & Tally Charts

Students turn their taste-test and observation data into large visual displays in their notebooks and on chart paper (bar graphs using colored cubes, tally charts, or picture graphs). The teacher models how to choose a graph that matches the question (e.g., "Which snack was crunchiest?" = bar graph comparing choices). Pairs build their graph with manipulatives first, then draw it neatly in their notebooks with labels and titles.