What to do with this activity?

A line graphic is a simple way of showing, on a picture, how things change over a period of time. The bottom line (or axis) which is horizontal (like the horizon) shows the time periods you are measuring. The other axis is at right angles, vertical and on the left of the page. It represents the thing that is changing and that you want to measure.

For instance, if you wanted to compare the outside temperature on different days of the week you would put the days of the week along the bottom, and the temperature on the vertical line. The temperature on each day is marked as a point, and then joined with straight lines to make an easy to read line graph. 

Let your child have some fun with these online games from IXL that will give them a bit of practice in reading and understanding line graphs. And here are some exercises to practise creating line graphs from information provided.