Sorting into categories (age 6+)
Interpret categorical data by asking and answering questions about totals, how many in each category, and how many more or less one category has than another
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Teaching Table
Set out your lesson
Answer category, total and comparison questions from one small data set.
Comfort with the particular task and communication mode; optional oral/scribed work is recorded separately.
Check the learner can access these words/materials and prerequisite ideas; historical authorship is not readiness or mastery. If not, demonstrate briefly or revisit the named prerequisite.
Use the invented fruit-vote cards; each mark represents one vote, not one real child. No printer: view only the active learner card on screen, or an adult copies its exact prompts onto plain paper without answers. Oral pointing/dictation is an access option; record it as adapted/supported and do not claim handwriting from it. Keep adult keys/scripts separate; supply only the current stage.
Use fictional cases and invented identifiers; never record personal conflicts, health, bank details or family spending. Adult prompts/keys are private companion files, never learner links.
Use the complete materials on screen or print only the current sheet. Keep adult guidance out of learner view. Retain an earlier model only when the current step supplies it as context.
Teaching limits and safe use
These are finite task opportunities, not proof of mastery. Record what was attempted and what support was used.
Invented three-category data, not a collected survey or universal interpretation claim.
Use fictional cases and invented identifiers; never record personal conflicts, health, bank details or family spending. Adult prompts/keys are private companion files, never learner links.
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Answer category, total and comparison questions from one small data set.
Answer category, total and comparison questions from one small data set.
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Check understanding
- Answer 'how many?' for each category in a data set
- Calculate the total number of data points across all categories
- Compare two categories using 'how many more/fewer' language
“If your child looks at a chart showing how many children chose each flavour of ice cream, can they answer questions like "how many chose chocolate?" and "how many more chose vanilla than strawberry?"”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Data & Statistics
- Age range
- Ages 6–8
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