Grade 1 Graphing Worksheets: Read Picture Graphs and Bar Graphs

These Grade 1 graphing worksheets help a child read simple picture graphs and bar graphs and answer questions about them. On the reading pages a small graph shows how many of each thing there are, and the child counts the pictures or reads the bars to answer how many, which has the most, and which is the tallest. The sort-and-count pages give a jumble of objects to sort into groups and tally, then turn the counts into a little graph. Reading a graph, finding the largest and smallest groups, and sorting data into a chart are the first data skills a first grader meets. The graphs are large and clearly labelled, with friendly pictures, so a child can run a finger along each row, count carefully, and answer each question without any rush.

In this set a child reads a finished graph and also builds a small one. They count the pictures in a picture graph, read the height of each bar, decide which group has the most, and sort a set of objects to fill in a chart. The graphs are clear and the questions are gentle, so reading data feels like careful looking rather than hard work.

When your child can read a picture graph and a bar graph, you can print more of these graphing worksheets as a PDF and keep going on paper. Everything is free, with no sign-up and no account, and there are no timers or scores to hurry a careful count. A miscount is just a reason to run a finger along the row again. The Grade 2 graphing worksheets move on to scaled pictographs and line plots, and you can browse the full set of printable graphing worksheets any time.