Make a human bar graph
Ask a question like "What's your favorite fruit?" and have kids line up behind a sign for their answer. Count each line, then turn it into a bar graph on paper. Kids see that the bars are just the lines they stood in.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
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