1st grade · Math · Unit 14 of 14
Picture Graphs
Ask, count and compare
What your child practices
Reading picture graphs with three groups: how many in each, how many more, how many in all, and which question a class survey can answer.
California Content Standards learning standard: 1.MD.4 · organizing, showing and reading data with up to three categories
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- Count each row of the graph.
- Find the most and the fewest.
- Subtract to find how many more.
Example: 5 chose 🐶 and 3 chose 🐱. How many more chose 🐶? 5 − 3 = 2. Answer: 2
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
Sort them: food or toy?
Sort into: 🍽️ Food · 🧸 Toy
- 🥕carrot
- ⚽ball
- 🪀yo-yo
- 🍎apple
🍽️ Food: carrot, apple · 🧸 Toy: ball, yo-yo
Hint: Look at each picture and ask which group it belongs in.
Question 2
Which has the most?
Our favorite snack
cheese🧀carrots🥕🥕crackers🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘Each picture = 1
- 🍘crackers
- 🧀cheese
- 🥕carrots
🍘 crackers
Hint: Find the longest row. It has the most.
Question 3
Which question can we answer by asking our class?
- How many fish are in the ocean?
- Which fruit do most of us like?
- What will the weather be next year?
- How far away is the moon?
Which fruit do most of us like?
Hint: We can ask our classmates about themselves: their pets, snacks or games.
Question 4
How many more chose dog than cat?
Our pets
bird🐦🐦🐦dog🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶cat🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱Each picture = 1
- 0
- 4
- 1
- 2
1
Hint: dog: 7. cat: 6. 7 − 6 = 1.
Question 5
Which has the fewest?
Our favorite fruit
grapes🍇apple🍎🍎banana🍌🍌🍌Each picture = 1
- 🍎apple
- 🍌banana
- 🍇grapes
🍇 grapes
Hint: Find the shortest row. It has the fewest.
Question 6
How many chose popcorn?
Our favorite snack
cheese🧀🧀🧀🧀carrots🥕🥕popcorn🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿Each picture = 1
- 9
- 7
- 10
- 4
7
Hint: Count the 🍿 in the popcorn row.