This Year 5 data handling scheme of work focuses on the use of graphs to describe the data they present. The children will look in detail at how information is presented using tables, bar charts and line graphs and the ways in which these presentations can tell the story of the data as well as how they can be manipulated to convey a desired message.

#TheCompleteSeries5lessons

This downloadable series of lessons includes lesson plans, slideshow presentations and printable teaching resources.

#Lesson1Trickytables

This first lesson challenges the children to master their understanding of data in tables and use this to pick out desired information. They must look carefully for key information within tables and use this to complete the missing data.