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Statistics: Sorting and Counting Data

Practice grouping objects and counting how many

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Statistics: Sorting and Counting Data

Practice grouping objects and counting how many

Statistics - Grade K-1

Instructions: Look at each group of objects or words. Sort them into groups, count how many are in each group, and write your answers.
  1. 1

    Look at the picture of red apples and green apples. Count how many red apples there are and how many green apples there are.

    Count one color at a time.

    There are 4 red apples and 3 green apples.
  2. 2

    Sort these animals into two groups, cats and dogs: cat, dog, cat, cat, dog. How many cats are there? How many dogs are there?

    There are 3 cats and 2 dogs.
  3. 3

    Look at the picture of shapes. Count the circles and the squares.

    Point to each shape as you count it.

    There are 5 circles and 2 squares.
  4. 4

    Mia sorted her toys. She has 6 blocks and 4 toy cars. Which group has more toys?

    The blocks group has more toys because 6 is greater than 4.
  5. 5

    Count the fruits: banana, apple, banana, banana, apple, orange. How many bananas are there?

    Look only for the word banana.

    There are 3 bananas.
  6. 6

    Look at the picture of buttons. Sort them by color. How many blue buttons are there? How many yellow buttons are there?

    There are 3 blue buttons and 5 yellow buttons.
  7. 7

    A class counted lunch choices. 5 students chose milk and 2 students chose juice. Which drink did more students choose?

    Compare the two numbers.

    More students chose milk because 5 is more than 2.
  8. 8

    Sort these numbers into two groups, 1s and 2s: 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1. How many 1s are there? How many 2s are there?

    There are 4 ones and 3 twos.
  9. 9

    Look at the picture of socks. Count how many striped socks and how many plain socks there are.

    First count the striped socks, then count the plain socks.

    There are 2 striped socks and 4 plain socks.
  10. 10

    Sam sorted crayons by color. He counted 3 red crayons, 3 blue crayons, and 1 green crayon. Which two groups have the same number?

    The red crayon group and the blue crayon group have the same number because both have 3 crayons.
  11. 11

    Count and sort these letters: A, B, A, A, B, C. How many A letters are there?

    Circle each A before you count.

    There are 3 A letters.
  12. 12

    Look at the picture of birds and fish. Count each group. How many birds are there? How many fish are there?

    There are 4 birds and 4 fish.
  13. 13

    A basket has 2 small balls and 5 big balls. Which group has fewer balls?

    Fewer means not as many.

    The small balls group has fewer balls because 2 is less than 5.
  14. 14

    Sort these snacks into groups: cracker, grape, cracker, cheese, grape, grape. How many grapes are there? How many crackers are there?

    There are 3 grapes and 2 crackers.
  15. 15

    Look at the picture of stars and hearts. Count the stars and the hearts. Which group has more?

    Count both groups before you compare them.

    There are 6 stars and 3 hearts, so the stars group has more.
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