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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.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: M.1.DA.MD.4; M.1.DA.DS.1; M.1.DA.DS.2; M.1.DA.DS.3 · organizing and reading data with up to three categories, and choosing questions a class can answer with data

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

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

    Sort them: food or toy?

    Sort into: 🍽️ Food · 🧸 Toy

    • 🥕carrot
    • ⚽ball
    • 🪀yo-yo
    • 🍎apple

  2. Question 2

    Which has the most?

    Our favorite snack

    cheese
    🧀
    carrots
    🥕🥕
    crackers
    🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘🍘

    Each picture = 1

    • 🍘crackers
    • 🧀cheese
    • 🥕carrots

  3. 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?

  4. Question 4

    How many more chose dog than cat?

    Our pets

    bird
    🐦🐦🐦
    dog
    🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
    cat
    🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱

    Each picture = 1

    • 0
    • 4
    • 1
    • 2

  5. Question 5

    Which has the fewest?

    Our favorite fruit

    grapes
    🍇
    apple
    🍎🍎
    banana
    🍌🍌🍌

    Each picture = 1

    • 🍎apple
    • 🍌banana
    • 🍇grapes

  6. Question 6

    How many chose popcorn?

    Our favorite snack

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 9
    • 7
    • 10
    • 4

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