Picture Graph Worksheets

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Read and make picture graphs from preschool to 2nd grade, then scaled picture graphs in 3rd grade where one picture stands for more than one.

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Kindergarten picture graphs

Read and make picture graphs, sort and count, and graphs from science activities like apple tasting and bean plants.

1st grade picture graphs

Read and make picture graphs, with holiday graphs for Christmas, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day.

2nd grade picture graphs

Picture graphs with up to four categories, and how we get to school.

  • Preview of the printable “Read a picture graph” worksheet: reading a picture graph with four categories: how many, put together and compareView all 2 pages

    Read a picture graph

    Reading a picture graph with four categories: how many, put together and compare

    Answer key on page 2

    2 pages1.0 MB

  • Preview of the printable “How we get to School: picture graph” worksheet: reading a picture graph with four categories and solving put-together and compare problemsView all 2 pages

    How we get to School: picture graph

    Reading a picture graph with four categories and solving put-together and compare problems

    Answer key on page 2

    2 pages880 KB

3rd grade picture graphs

Scaled picture graphs where one picture stands for 2, 5 or 10.

  • Preview of the printable “Read a scaled picture Graph, sheet A” worksheet: reading a picture graph where each picture stands for 2 and half a picture for 1View all 2 pages

    Read a scaled picture Graph, sheet A

    Reading a picture graph where each picture stands for 2 and half a picture for 1

    Answer key on page 2

    2 pages708 KB

  • Preview of the printable “Read a scaled picture Graph, sheet B” worksheet: reading a picture graph where each picture stands for 10 and half a picture for 5View all 2 pages

    Read a scaled picture Graph, sheet B

    Reading a picture graph where each picture stands for 10 and half a picture for 5

    Answer key on page 2

    2 pages729 KB

About these picture graphs worksheets

A picture graph, also called a pictograph, uses small pictures to show how many. It is often the first graph children make, because each picture is one thing they counted.

In 3rd grade, picture graphs get a key: one picture can stand for 2, 5 or 10, and half a picture stands for half as many.

The sheets are grouped by grade below.

Standards

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.C.4Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.D.10Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs.

How to use them

  1. Make a real picture graph first with sticky notes or objects in rows.
  2. Read the title and the key before counting.
  3. Ask which has the most, which has the fewest and how many in all.
  4. Turn a picture graph into a bar graph to compare the two.

Teaching tips

  • Line the pictures up in neat rows so they are easy to compare.
  • On a scaled graph, count by the key: 5, 10, 15.
  • Half a picture means half of the key's value.
  • Every picture in one graph should be the same size.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What is a pictograph?

A pictograph is another name for a picture graph: a graph that uses pictures to show amounts.

What does the key on a picture graph mean?

The key tells how many each picture stands for. If one apple stands for 2 children, a row of 4 apples means 8 children.