Here are some suggestions of ways to make software work for you to help your children develop valuable skills and concepts. One of the most important factors to consider when using any activity in the curriculum is meaningfulness. Many children are curious about themselves, the weather, and animals. Teachers and children can create stacks using drawings, photographs, video, and sound effects of classroom events and field trips. Many children enjoyed seeing themselves on the computer and watching the pets in action.
Children learn to compare, estimate, and count when they create and use graphs.
Pictures of the children can be placed into a ClarisWorks document by scanning photographs or using digital pictures. The images of the children can be reproduced to make enough images for many graphing activities. The images can be printed on full sheet labels and placed on the graph. Another option is to laminate the images to tape on the graphs. Photograph the charts and graphs to document the children's results.