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2nd grade · Math · Unit 6 of 14

Graphs

Read picture graphs

What your child practices

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

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 2.1.1.3 · showing and reading data in picture graphs and bar graphs

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 Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 6 of 14 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: 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 rabbits?

    Pets in our class

    rabbits
    🐰🐰
    cats
    🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱
    fish
    🐠

    Each picture = 1

    • 2
    • 0
    • 4

  2. Question 2

    How many cloudy days?

    Weather this month

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 1
    • 4
    • 6

  3. Question 3

    How many rabbits?

    Pets in our class

    rabbits
    🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰
    cats
    🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱
    fish
    🐠

    Each picture = 1

    • 2
    • 10
    • 6

  4. Question 4

    Which has the fewest?

    Our favorite fruit

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 🍎apples
    • 🍓strawberries
    • 🍇grapes

  5. Question 5

    How many more dogs than rabbits?

    Pets in our class

    fish
    🐠
    dogs
    🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
    rabbits
    🐰🐰🐰🐰

    Each picture = 1

    • 3
    • 1
    • 4

  6. Question 6

    Which has the most?

    Weather this month

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

    Each picture = 1

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

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