1st grade · Math · Unit 8 of 14
Data & Graphs
Sort and read graphs
What your child practices
Sorting by one attribute, reading picture graphs and bar graphs, and comparing groups.
Alaska content standards learning standard: 1.MD.7 · representing and interpreting data with up to three categories
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- Sort things into groups first.
- Count each group and write the number.
- The tallest bar or longest row has the most.
Example: 3 chose dogs and 5 chose cats. How many more chose cats? Cats: 5. Dogs: 3. 5 − 3 = 2. Answer: 2 more
Data & Graphs in Alaska
In the Alaska content standards, this is unit 8 of 14 in 1st grade Math, after Shapes and before Numbers to 100.
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: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
How many chose dogs?
Pets at home
fish🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟cats🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱dogs🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶birds🐦🐦🐦🐦Each picture = 1
- 7
- 8
- 9
7
Hint: Count the pictures in that row. Each picture is 1.
Question 2
How many more chose bananas than oranges?
Our favorite fruit
oranges🍊🍊🍊🍊grapes🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇bananas🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌apples🍎Each picture = 1
- 10
- 5
- 0
5
Hint: Take away the smaller number from the bigger number.
Question 3
How many more chose winter than spring?
Our favorite seasons
spring🌷summer☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️fall🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂winter⛄⛄⛄⛄⛄Each picture = 1
- 4
- 2
- 8
4
Hint: Take away the smaller number from the bigger number.
Question 4
Which has the fewest?
Our favorite fruit
apples🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎grapes🍇oranges🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊bananas🍌🍌Each picture = 1
- oranges
- apples
- bananas
- grapes
grapes
Hint: Look for the longest row for most and the shortest row for fewest.
Question 5
How many chose fish?
Pets at home - 0
- 1
- 5
1
Hint: Follow the bar to its number.
Question 6
Tap the groups from the most to the fewest.
Our favorite fruit - 🍎apples
- 🍌bananas
- 🍊oranges
- 🍇grapes
grapes → bananas → oranges → apples
Hint: grapes has the most, so it goes first.