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2nd grade · Math · Unit 6 of 16

Graphs

Read picture graphs

What your child practices

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

Maine Learning Results learning standard: 2.MD.D.10 · reading picture graphs and bar graphs with a single-unit scale

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 Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 6 of 16 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: Maine Department of Education

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

    Which has the most?

    Weather this month

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

    Each picture = 1

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

  2. Question 2

    Which has the most?

    Our favorite fruit

    grapes
    🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇
    strawberries
    🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
    bananas
    🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌

    Each picture = 1

    • 🍓strawberries
    • 🍌bananas
    • 🍇grapes

  3. Question 3

    How many cloudy days?

    Weather this month

    sunny days
    ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
    cloudy days
    ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️
    rainy days
    🌧️

    Each picture = 1

    • 5
    • 8
    • 6

  4. Question 4

    Which has the fewest?

    Our favorite fruit

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 🍎apples
    • 🍓strawberries
    • 🍇grapes

  5. Question 5

    How many more rainy days than snowy days?

    Weather this month

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 1
    • 5
    • 2

  6. Question 6

    How many cloudy days?

    Weather this month

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 1
    • 7
    • 2

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