A home learning task on tally charts for Year 2 maths, in four parts. Pupils read a vehicles tally chart, draw tallies for numbers like 6 and 11, run their own survey at home with a blank chart, then turn the results into a table and write a sentence about the data. Answers and guidance included. Matches the England National Curriculum statistics objectives.
Statistics
“Interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables”
Pupils both read a tally chart and build their own chart and table.
Statistics
“Ask and answer questions about totalling and comparing categorical data”
Part 4 asks pupils to compare and comment on their own data.
Questions on a vehicles chart, such as which vehicle is most popular.
Pupils draw tally marks for given numbers, including 6 and 11.
A blank tally chart for counting something the pupil chooses at home.
Survey results become a table, plus a written sentence about the data.
Solutions for Parts 1 and 2 and guidance for the survey parts.
Weekly homework
Set it over a week so there is time to collect the survey data.
Main task
Parts 1 and 2 also work in class before the survey goes home.
Display
Pin up the finished surveys as a real-data class display.
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