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2nd grade · Math · Unit 7 of 17

Graphs

Read picture graphs

What your child practices

Reading picture graphs: how many, which has the most or fewest, and how many more.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: 2.16 · reading picture graphs and bar graphs with up to four categories

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Read the title and labels first.
  2. Count the pictures or read the bar for each kind.
  3. To compare, subtract: bigger count minus smaller.

Example: 5 chose apples and 3 chose pears. How many more chose apples? Apples: 5. Pears: 3. 5 − 3 = 2. Answer: 2 more

Graphs in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 7 of 17 in 2nd grade Math, after Shapes and before Numbers to 1000.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    How many snowy days?

    Weather this month

    cloudy days
    ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️
    rainy days
    🌧️🌧️🌧️
    snowy days
    ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

    Each picture = 1

    • 6
    • 7
    • 2

  2. Question 2

    Which has the fewest?

    Weather this month

    sunny days
    ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
    snowy days
    ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
    rainy days
    🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️

    Each picture = 1

    • 🌧️rainy days
    • ☀️sunny days
    • ❄️snowy days

  3. Question 3

    Which has the most?

    Weather this month

    cloudy days
    ☁️☁️☁️☁️
    snowy days
    ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
    sunny days
    ☀️☀️

    Each picture = 1

    • ❄️snowy days
    • ☁️cloudy days
    • ☀️sunny days

  4. Question 4

    How many rabbits?

    Pets in our class

    cats
    🐱🐱
    dogs
    🐶🐶🐶🐶
    rabbits
    🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰

    Each picture = 1

    • 3
    • 8
    • 6

  5. Question 5

    How many more bananas than apples?

    Our favorite fruit

    grapes
    🍇🍇
    apples
    🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
    bananas
    🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌

    Each picture = 1

    • 1
    • 6
    • 2

  6. Question 6

    How many apples?

    Our favorite fruit

    apples
    🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
    grapes
    🍇🍇🍇
    strawberries
    🍓

    Each picture = 1

    • 6
    • 3
    • 10

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