Support your students in mastering graphing skills with this versatile pack of Column or Line Graph Templates. These templates are designed to help students organise and present data accurately, while building confidence in constructing both column and line graphs independently.

The set includes a variety of scaffolding levels to suit learners of all abilities. Whether your students are just beginning to learn about axis labels or ready to plot complex data on a clean grid, this resource has a template to suit. Templates come in both portrait and landscape orientation for added flexibility across different graphing tasks.

These templates are ideal for use in maths lessons focused on data representation, science experiments requiring visual data, or integrated inquiry tasks. You can print individual copies for student booklets, project folders, or keep a stack in your resource area for students to grab as needed.

Key Learning Outcomes

• ✅ Construct simple and complex column and line graphs using appropriate conventions
• ✅ Identify and label axes correctly for different graph types
• ✅ Represent data clearly and accurately using a chosen scale
• ✅ Compare different representations of data using grid-based tools

What’s Included

Plain grid paper (portrait and landscape)

Templates with labelled axes and title boxes

Templates with label prompts and scales

Blank column and line graph layouts for independent use

Progressive scaffolds for differentiated support

Materials Needed

Printed graph templates (select format and orientation as required)

Pencils and rulers for neat, accurate plotting

Coloured pencils or markers for graph bars or lines

Data sets or class-collected information for students to graph

How to Use

1. Choose a template based on your lesson focus and students' needs.
2. Provide students with relevant data (or allow them to collect it).
3. Students use the scaffolds to construct column or line graphs.
4. Guide students through steps such as axis labelling, title creation, and accurate data plotting.
5. Encourage discussion around trends and comparisons in the data once graphs are completed.

Ideas for Classroom Use

• 💡 Use during science investigations to track changes over time
• 💡 Introduce one scaffold at a time as part of a graphing mini-lesson series
• 💡 Laminate templates for reuse with whiteboard markers during whole-class modelling
• 💡 Create a classroom graph display comparing favourite fruits, weather data or sports results

Top Teacher Tips

• 💛 Model each step of setting up a graph on the IWB using the progressive scaffolded templates
• 💛 Support EAL/D or younger students with the version featuring pre-labelled axes
• 💛 Encourage early finishers to create a graph using their own survey data
• 💛 Use the plain grid templates for challenge tasks that require scale creation and axis setup from scratch

Whether you’re introducing data representation or reinforcing key graphing concepts, these templates are a must-have resource. Their flexibility and range of scaffolding ensure that every student has the tools they need to become confident in constructing and interpreting column and line graphs.