Use a culture-themed children's book to generate data for K-2 glyph and graph activities.¶

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Description¶

This strategy has teachers anchor early data collection in a culture-themed children's book, using story content as the source of data students then organize. The webinar states: "Use a culture themed children’s book to generate data," with the example text 'When I was Young in the Mountains' listed on the agenda. Students' observations from the book become entries in glyphs, pictographs, bar graphs, or Google Forms.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A culture-themed children's book accessible to K-2 students

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-2 primary grade students

Target Learning Goals¶

• data collection
• data analysis
• connecting literacy and data practices

Related Strategies¶

• Integrate data and analysis into existing K-2 teaching practices through classroom graphs such as birthdays and word walls.
• Children's Literature Integration

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Computational Thinking Boosters: Data & Analysis in K-2. (2020). Professional development webinar slide deck, NSF grant #1923314. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/2d859929-49a6-41ae-ab1f-c982d2726736