Pictograms and tally charts

MathematicsData & StatisticsAges 6–8

Interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams, and simple tables

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Turn a list into tallies, a table and a block display without losing items.

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Comfort with the particular task and communication mode; optional oral/scribed work is recorded separately.

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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 fictional colour-list card. No real people are surveyed unless separately arranged. 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.

Recorded choices are supplied fictional data; collecting a genuine survey remains conditional.

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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Turn a list into tallies, a table and a block display without losing items.

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Check understanding

Read a pictogram where each symbol represents one item
Construct a tally chart from collected data
Draw a block diagram to represent data from a survey

“Can your child read a simple chart or pictogram — like one showing how many children chose each favourite fruit — and answer questions like "which was most popular"?”

Curriculum record

Type: Representational
Subject: Mathematics
Domain: Data & Statistics
Age range: Ages 6–8

Standards

uk-nc-2013:Ma/KS2/Y3/S/1uk-nc-2013:Maths/Y2/S/1