Make a human graph
Ask a question like "Cats or dogs?" and have kids line up in columns on the floor. Then move the same data to paper with sticky notes, then to a bar graph. Seeing their own bodies become a bar makes the idea click.
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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