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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.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 1.1.1.2 · collecting data and showing it with tally marks and bar graphs

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Sort things into groups first.
  2. Count each group and write the number.
  3. 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 Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic 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: Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

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 more chose summer than fall?

    Our favorite seasons

    spring
    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
    summer
    ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
    fall
    🍂
    winter
    ⛄⛄⛄⛄⛄⛄

    Each picture = 1

    • 11
    • 6
    • 7

  2. Question 2

    Sort by color.

    Sort into: 🔴 Red · 🔵 Blue

    • 🍎apple
    • 💙blue heart
    • ❤️red heart
    • 🟦blue square

  3. Question 3

    How many chose car?

    How we get to school

    car
    🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
    walk
    🚶🚶
    bike
    🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
    bus
    🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌

    Each picture = 1

    • 7
    • 1
    • 5

  4. Question 4

    How many chose cats?

    Pets at home
    01234567🐦 birds🐱 cats🐶 dogs🐟 fish
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3

  5. Question 5

    Which has the most?

    Our favorite fruit

    oranges
    🍊🍊🍊
    grapes
    🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇
    apples
    🍎🍎🍎🍎
    bananas
    🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌

    Each picture = 1

    • apples
    • grapes
    • oranges
    • bananas

  6. Question 6

    Which has the fewest?

    How we get to school

    walk
    🚶🚶🚶🚶
    car
    🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
    bike
    🚲
    bus
    🚌🚌🚌

    Each picture = 1

    • bike
    • bus
    • car
    • walk

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