126
Lesson 126 of 500 · Extra Passages
⭐ 30 XPBar Graphs Part 3
📖Story Brief #126
A bar graph is a picture that shows information using bars.
🎯 Your mission
Read it. Think it. Answer it.
⚡ The twist
Slow down. The first answer that pops up isn't always the right one.
Read this passage
Highlight speedNormal
A bar graph is a picture that shows information using bars. Each bar represents a different group or category, and the height of the bar shows how much there is for that group. For example, if you have a bar graph showing favorite fruits, one bar might be for apples, another for bananas, and another for oranges. If the bar for apples is the tallest, it means more people like apples than the other fruits. Bar graphs help us see and compare information easily!
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What does a bar graph use to show information?
🏆
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Read for 10 minutes today — anything you want.
👨👩👧
For the dinner table
“What's one thing you read today that surprised you?”
🎯
Next Smart Lesson
We'll pick a lesson that matches exactly how well you're reading right now.
📄Share card
Share this lesson
Send it to a parent or fellow reader. 5 minutes is all it takes.
🖨️View in Shop
Checkout complete lesson on Extra Passages for 2nd Grade
Get the full Extra Passages track as a printable PDF — all lessons, worksheets, and answer keys.