Open a word-processing document and draw a table with two columns and 10 rows. Adjust the row and column lines to create 1-inch squares in the table. Type "Name" and "Date" followed by underscored lines for the child to write his name and the date.
Label the rows with numbers along the side, beginning with 0 at the bottom. Increase the values by one on each line. Students use the digits to know where to draw each section.
Label the two columns with two types of information. For example, when recording a classroom vote on whether each student prefers grape or strawberry jelly, those two types of jelly are typed underneath the columns.
Preview the document to ensure that all information is visible within the print margins and adjust the spacing and size of the table as necessary. Print the document and make a photocopy for each student.
Instruct the students to draw pictures to correlate with the value of the gathered information. Using the previous example, if three students like grape jelly and five students prefer strawberry, each student draws three purple jelly jars in the block, starting from the bottom of the graph. Five red jelly jars are drawn in the other column.