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Data Detective: Make Tally Marks
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Today I am practising: recording category counts with tally marks
1
Count 4 apples and draw four tally marks.
2
Count 6 books and make one group of five plus one tally.
3
Read these tallies: |||. Write the number.
4
Match 7 shells to its tally row.
5
Which tally row shows more: |||| or ||||/ |?
6
Survey five objects at home and make one tally row.
- Touch or cross off each item as the child adds one tally.
- Model the fifth mark across four vertical marks only after four single marks are secure.
- Have the child recount the objects to check the tally total.