Here is our fruit tally on the board: apple 3, banana 5, orange 4. We can already read those numbers. What if we showed the same votes as a row of little fruit pictures — would that be even easier to see?
Hands up: what could one apple picture stand for?
A pictogram is a chart made of picture rows. Look at these two picture rows on the board. Each picture stands for exactly one vote. Count the pictures in each row, and notice which row is longer when they line up.
Today we build from a tally: apple 3, banana 5, orange 4. Place one picture for each vote in the right row, then count the pictures aloud to check.
In your maths copy (or on your Pictogram grid), draw a row of 4 apples for four apple votes. Start your row from the left start line.
One pupil builds at the board while we watch and count. First build all three fruit rows from the tally: apple 3, banana 5, orange 4. Then try a new set of votes. One picture for each vote — check after each build. The last build is when all three rows line up so we can spot the longest.
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