Statistics - Interpret Pictograms 2, 5 & 10 - Starter

In a mathematics lesson for Year 3 pupils, during the Spring Term's seventh week, children are introduced to interpreting pictograms with a focus on the key representations of 2, 5, and 10. The lesson begins with a 'Fluent in Four' revision activity, which is a mental arithmetic exercise that challenges students to add numbers such as 439 and 312. The primary learning tool for the day is a pictogram that depicts the number of various animals in a zoo, including giraffes, penguins, snakes, and monkeys, where each symbol on the pictogram equates to ten animals.

Students are tasked with identifying the numeral and writing the corresponding number in words to represent the quantity shown on the pictogram. For example, the numeral 64 would be written as 'sixty-four' in words. The children are also asked to analyse how shapes have been sorted, using vocabulary such as 'sides,' 'vertices,' and 'vertical line of symmetry.' The activity includes an arithmetic component where students practice their addition skills by combining numbers represented in different formats, such as '1 hundred, 4 ones and 9 tens' with '45 tens and eight ones.' The lesson's objective is to not only enhance the pupils' ability to interpret data from pictograms but also to solidify their understanding of number representation and addition.