Summer color graphing activities that let little learners roll, spin, color and graph their way into sunny days! This set of 5 Summer Color Graphing activities helps preschool and pre-K children work on colors and graphing skills together with ice cream cones and flip flops.

Children roll a picture cube, find the matching ice cream or flip flop and add it to the graph. They spin and color on print and go pages, and the whole class can graph purple, orange and green ice cream together during circle time. Every activity gives children a simple, hands-on way to see which color has the most.

With these summer color graphing activities, you get

• 5 summer color graphing activities for centers, morning work and circle time
• Ice cream and flip flop roll and graph sets in full color
• Black and white roll and graph sets you can color to match any colors you want to teach
• Print and go summer spin, color and graph printables for independent practice
• A whole class graphing set with purple, orange and green

Print, laminate and start graphing this summer!

What's Included

Graphing Sets

• Pages 5-8: Ice Cream Roll and Graph Set
• Pages 10-13: Flip Flops Roll and Graph Set
• Pages 15-20: Black and White Roll and Graph Sets (flip flops and ice cream)
• Pages 22-24: Print and Go Summer Spin, Color and Graph Printables
• Pages 26-30: Whole Class Summer Color Graphing Set with purple, orange and green
• Large summer images that can be used with a differentiated instruction cube to create a large die
• A cube template to form your own cube if you do not have differentiated instruction cubes

Colors Included

• Red
• Blue
• Yellow
• Orange
• Green
• Purple
• Brown
• Black
• White
• Light Blue
• Pink
• Gray

Why Teachers Love It

• Two skills in one: Children practice color recognition and early graphing at the same time.
• Low-prep and hands-on: Print and laminate the graphing activities and they are ready for your math centers.
• Ink-friendly options: Black and white graphing sets are included for those who have limited printing abilities.
• Any colors you choose: Color the black and white cubes and graphs to match the colors you want to focus on.
• No reading required: The roll and graph sets are great for special needs students because they do not require any reading skills and are the perfect way to repeat color words.
• Whole class, small group or independent: Use the whole class set at circle time, the roll and graph sets in centers and the spin, color and graph pages for morning work.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Color recognition: Children name and match colors on ice cream cones, flip flops, cubes and graphs.
• Graphing: Children record each roll or spin on a simple bar graph, one space at a time.
• Sorting by color: Pictures are grouped into color columns on the graph.
• Counting: Children count how many spaces are filled in for each color.
• Comparing amounts: Children look at the finished graph to tell which color has more or fewer.
• Color words: Repeated practice with color words builds early vocabulary.
• Fine motor skills: Coloring graph spaces and handling cubes and spinners build hand control.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Following directions
• Maintaining attention
• Making and checking predictions
• Using mathematical language
• Working independently

How to Use It

Step 1: Choose a cube format. Use the large summer images with a differentiated instruction cube to create a large die or form your own cube with the cube template. Print and laminate the graphs for centers.

Step 2: Introduce colors and graphing during circle time with the Whole Class Summer Color Graphing Set. Graph purple, orange and green ice cream together and talk about which color has the most.

Step 3: Set out the ice cream and flip flop roll and graph sets in your math centers and use the print and go Spin, Color and Graph printables for a fun, independent morning activity.

Easy Differentiation

Every preschool group has children at different places with colors and counting. These activities are easy to adjust so each child can be successful.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with the whole class graphing set and its three colors: purple, orange and green
• Use the black and white set and color only two or three colors on the cube and graph
• Name each color together before rolling
• Count the filled spaces on the graph together, pointing to each one

For On-Level Practice

• Play the ice cream and flip flop roll and graph sets in math centers
• Complete the spin, color and graph printables for morning work
• Ask children to tell which color has the most and which has the fewest
• Have partners take turns rolling and graphing

For an Extra Challenge

• Use the black and white set to add new colors, such as light blue, pink or gray, to the cube and graph
• Ask children to predict which color will win before they start rolling
• Have children count how many more one color has than another
• Invite children to explain what their graph shows using color words

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Use the roll and graph sets, which do not require any reading skills
• Practice color words with a short sentence frame such as "I rolled ___."
• Offer the large cube for children who need a bigger item to grasp and toss
• Laminate the graphs so children can mark them with dry erase markers again and again
• Give extra processing time and model each roll and mark before children begin

Perfect For

• Preschool and pre-K math centers
• Circle time
• Morning work
• Small groups
• Partner games
• Independent math practice
• Summer and end of year theme units
• Special education classrooms
• Homeschool preschool

Standards

These summer color graphing activities support the 2022 Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (2021), and they build toward kindergarten skills in Common Core, the TEKS and the Virginia SOL (Math 2023):

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS K.MD.B.3: Classify objects into categories and count how many are in each.

Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.1: Sort objects that are the same and different, such as ice cream and flip flops by color.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.2: Collect data and organize it in a graphic representation, like the roll and graph sets.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.2: Count up to 10 objects, touching one for each number, while counting graph spaces.

Texas TEKS

• TEKS Math K.8.A: Collect, sort and organize data into two or three categories.
• TEKS Math K.8.B: Use data to create real-object and picture graphs.
• TEKS Math K.8.C: Draw conclusions from real-object and picture graphs, such as which color has the most.
• TEKS ELAR K.3.C: Identify and use words that name categories such as colors.

Virginia Early Learning and Development Standards

• Virginia ELDS CD3.4: Sort and classify summer pictures by color.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.1: Count and compare quantities on a finished graph.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL Math K.PS.1.a: Sort and classify objects by one attribute, such as color.
• VA SOL Math K.PS.1.f: Organize and represent a data set using pictures to form a simple picture graph.

Add the Summer Color Graphing Activities to your cart and have 5 ready-to-go summer math centers for colors and graphing. Print, laminate, roll the cube and watch your preschoolers count, compare and graph their way through the season!

The Summer Color Graphing Activities are also included in the Four Seasons Color Graphing BUNDLE.

More Color Graphing Sets

You may also enjoy my other Color Graphing Sets for more graphing activities for your students:

• Winter Color Graphing Set
• Spring Color Graphing Set

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