Tally Marks & Pictograph Builder
Record survey data using tally marks, then see the same data displayed as a pictograph. Answer questions about the data to practice reading charts.
CategoryTally MarksPictograph
🐶Dogs5
🐱Cats3
🐟Fish2
🐦Birds4
Total votes: 14Most: 🐶 Dogs (5)
How to read this chart
- Each tally mark (|) stands for one vote.
- After four marks, the fifth mark goes diagonally to make a group of 5.
- In the pictograph, each picture also stands for one vote.
- The row with the most marks or pictures got the most votes.
Switch to Practice or Challenge mode to answer questions about the data.
Reference Guide
Tally Marks
- Each tally mark stands for one vote or item.
- After four marks, the fifth goes diagonally across to make a group of 5.
- Groups of 5 are easy to count quickly.
- Example: 7 = a group of 5 and 2 more.
Pictographs
- A pictograph uses pictures or symbols to show data.
- Each symbol stands for one item (or more, with a key).
- Longer rows mean bigger numbers at a glance.
- Great for comparing categories visually.
Reading a Chart
- Find the row with the most marks to see what got the most votes.
- Find the row with the fewest marks to see what got the least.
- Subtract two rows to find how many more one has than another.
- Add all rows to find the total number of votes.
Standards Covered
- 1.MD.4 - Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories.
- 2.MD.10 - Draw a picture graph and a bar graph to represent a data set.
- Practice asking and answering questions about the total, comparisons, and differences.
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