Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

Create a graph based on the interests of family member's to see who has what in common. Your child will practice her math skills and get to know the family!

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!