Apple Graph

In this apple center, the students roll the dice and put that many apples in the first column--of the ice cube tray. Yes, I found the ice-cube trays at Target and then when I got the apples out of the Lakeshore math center, I was so excited to see that they fit the ice-cube tray perfectly. Why did I buy the ice-cube trays in the first place you ask? Well, originally, I bought them so the kids could use the tweezers and practice putting beads in the trays by color and taking them out for their fine motor skills. Since then, I have found other trays that have smaller holes in them for that. Anyway, you get the idea for the center: make a bar graph, record the tally marks, and write the color words of the most/least apples.