Teach your class what pictograms are, how to construct them and how to interpret them through a variety of fun themes with these engaging lessons. Over the course of the five lessons in this ‘Let’s make a pictogram’ Maths series, your children will learn how to record data into tally charts, how to use the data to create a pictogram and how to ask and answer questions related to that pictogram.

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A Splash of Colour

Your class will learn what a pictogram is and have the opportunity to interpret pictograms by answering simple questions as well as having the opportunity to construct their own pictograms. They can enjoy a fun whole class activity of collecting autumn leaves and creating a pictogram with them.

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The Pet Shop

During this lesson your class will learn how to record data into a tally chart and answer questions related to them. They will then begin to use their tally charts to construct a pictogram of the pets they see in the pet shop. Your class will love completing the included activities themed around visiting the pet shop and deciding what their favourite pet is.

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Hungry Pets

Help! Mr Pawdrey needs assistance with ordering food for the hungry pets. Encourage your class to listen carefully to a problem before working out what the answer is. In this lesson your class will learn about how a half is represented on a pictogram.

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A Woodland Walk

During this lesson your class will look at a variety of pictograms and tally charts and decide if the statement about them is true or false. They will look closely at picture of a woodland scene and collect the related data into a tally chart before using this data to create a pictogram. Your children will also have the opportunity to go on a real bug hunt to create their own bug pictograms.

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Safari Adventure

This Drawing Pictograms Maths lesson is themed all around safari adventures. Your class will collect safari animals for their tally charts and create a pictogram with their data. They will be encouraged to use all their knowledge they have acquired to solve problems as a team.

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