Welcome to our Tally Chart Worksheets for 1st and 2nd graders.
Here you will find a wide range of free tally chart sheets which will help your child learn to record information in a tally chart and count numbers in tally charts.
There is also a quick quiz at the bottom of the page to test your skill online.
A Tally Chart is a way of count objects. It is most effective when recording 'live' data one item at-a-time.
For example, traffic surveys recording the type of vehicle passing a point; doing a class survey where you ask one person at a time.
The tally is recorded with a straight vertical line representing each item of data and the fifth item is made by crossing the previous 4 lines (shown below).
This makes the job of counting all the data up at the end much quicker and less prone to error.
You can see in the example below the difference it makes when the tally is made in groups of 5 (top example) compared to the bottom example which is just in 1s.
Not only is the tally much quicker to count, but it is also far easier to get an accurate result.
Below is an example of an bug survey which a group did during a bug hunt.
Each time a bug was seen it was recorded in the chart.
The data is recorded in a tally, and the tally is totalled at the end of the bug hunt.
There are several different skills involved in using and understanding tally charts which our worksheets cover:
These sheets are aimed at kids in 1st and 2nd grade.
We have split our worksheets into 3 sections to deal with these skills:
Need a tally chart template to collect your own data?
Try our blank tally chart template below!
Looking for some ideas of what to collect data about?
Take a look at these quick data collection survey ideas:
Take a look at some more of our worksheets similar to these.
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These sheets involve reading and interpreting a range of bar graphs and picture graphs with a scale going up in ones.
Using these sheets will help children to understand how bar graphs work.
These sheets involve reading and interpreting a range of bar graphs and picture graphs with a scale going up in ones or twos.
Draw missing bars on a bar graph to the correct height.
Use the information in a bar graph to add data into a table.
Using the link below will open the 2nd grade Math Salamanders website in a new browser window.
Here is our selection of measurement worksheets for 1st grade.
These sheets involve reading scales going up in ones to find the weight or liquid capacity.
Using these sheets will help children to consolidate their counting as well as learning to read a simple scale.
Our quizzes have been created using Google Forms.
At the end of the quiz, you will get the chance to see your results by clicking 'See Score'.
This will take you to a new webpage where your results will be shown. You can print a copy of your results from this page, either as a pdf or as a paper copy.
For incorrect responses, we have added some helpful learning points to explain which answer was correct and why.
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This quiz tests your knowledge and ability to use and understand tally charts.
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