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Math · Ages 6–8 · 15 minutes

Data Detective: Turn a Table into a Graph

Children move data from a two-column table to a graph while preserving every category and count.

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Data Detective: Turn a Table into a Graph

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Today I am practising: representing a simple count table as a picture graph

1

Read a table: apples 3, pears 2.

2

Draw three apple symbols in the apple row.

3

Draw two pear symbols in the pear row.

4

Label the graph with its question.

5

Use the finished graph to name the category with more votes.

6

Make a two-row table from counters, then graph it.

Grown-up guide
  1. Use one picture per item and state that key before drawing.
  2. Have the child complete one category fully before starting the next.
  3. Compare the table and graph line by line at the end.