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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.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 1.1.1.2; 1.1.1.1 · showing data in a picture or bar graph and describing what it shows

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Count each row of the graph.
  2. Find the most and the fewest.
  3. Subtract to find how many more.

Example: 5 chose 🐶 and 3 chose 🐱. How many more chose 🐶? 5 − 3 = 2. Answer: 2

Picture Graphs in Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 14 of 14 in 1st grade Math, after Jump by Tens.

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 cat than fish?

    Our pets

    cat
    🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱
    dog
    🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
    fish
    🐟

    Each picture = 1

    • 8
    • 7
    • 10
    • 5

  2. Question 2

    Which question can we answer by asking our class?

    • Which game do we like to play at recess?
    • What is the name of the tallest tree on Earth?
    • What will the weather be next year?
    • How many fish are in the ocean?

  3. Question 3

    Which has more: carrots or popcorn?

    Our favorite snack

    popcorn
    🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
    carrots
    🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕
    crackers
    🍘

    Each picture = 1

    • 🍿popcorn
    • 🥕carrots

  4. Question 4

    Which has the most?

    Our favorite snack

    carrots
    🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕
    cheese
    🧀
    popcorn
    🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

    Each picture = 1

    • 🥕carrots
    • 🍿popcorn
    • 🧀cheese

  5. Question 5

    Which has the fewest?

    How we get to school

    bike
    🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
    car
    🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
    bus
    🚌

    Each picture = 1

    • 🚗car
    • 🚲bike
    • 🚌bus

  6. Question 6

    Sort them: food or toy?

    Sort into: 🍽️ Food · 🧸 Toy

    • 🪀yo-yo
    • 🥕carrot
    • 🍌banana
    • ⚽ball

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