Five pages about tally charts with three kinds, all with totals to 20. On page 1 students sort two baskets, one of fruit and one of vegetables: they cross off each picture, make a tally mark for it in its row, write the total for each row and then how many there are in all. The apple row is done as an example. Page 2 has two finished tally charts, favorite zoo animals and favorite ocean animals, each with four questions: how many chose one animal, which got the most or the fewest votes, how many more or how many fewer chose one than another, and how many voted in all. Page 3 is a class vote for a favorite sport on 18 vote cards: students cross off each card, tally it, write the totals and answer three questions. Page 4 practices the marks themselves: count tally marks to 20 by fives and then ones, and draw tally marks for a number. On page 5 students run a survey of their own after a worked example: finish the question, pick three choices, ask 10 friends, tally the answers, write the totals and tell which choice the most friends picked.
Before page 1, sort a handful of real objects with the class and tally them on the board, saying "one, two, three, four, and the fifth one goes across." Page 2 makes a good talk: ask students to show with their fingers how many more lions than giraffes, then check by matching the tally marks. For page 3, take a real hands-up vote first. Page 5 works best as a walk-around: give students ten minutes to ask their classmates, then share the results.
Ask your family a question, such as which fruit they like best, and keep track with tally marks on a sticky note. Count the cars of three colors that pass by the window and tally them. Ask your child which got the most, the fewest, and how many more one got than another.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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A 5-page tally chart pack for 1st grade. Sort a basket of fruit and a basket of vegetables: cross off each one, make a tally mark in its row and write the totals. Read two finished tally charts about favorite animals and answer how many chose one, which got the most or the fewest votes, how many more or fewer, and how many voted in all. Tally a class vote from 18 vote cards, count tally marks and draw them for numbers to 20, and run a survey of your own: a question, three choices, 10 friends, tallies and totals. Every page comes in color and in black and white. Answer keys included.
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