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Reading pictographs

Use a pictograph key to turn symbols into item counts.

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Symbols per row

Choose how many whole circles appear in each row. The key is 2 or 5 items per circle.

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Reading pictographsReading pictographs. Practice. How many items does row A represent? How many items does row A represent? How many items does row B represent? How many items does row C represent?Name __________________________Date _______________Reading pictographsUse the key to find the number of items in the named row.Worked exampleA row has 4 circles and the key says each circle represents 5 items. → 20itemsThere are 4 circles.1.How many items does row Arepresent?Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 6, 3, 2 complete circles. Each circle represents 5 items.Each circle = 5 itemsABC2.How many items does row Arepresent?Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 6, 3, 3 complete circles. Each circle represents 5 items.Each circle = 5 itemsABC3.How many items does row Brepresent?Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 1, 4, 2 complete circles. Each circle represents 5 items.Each circle = 5 itemsABC4.How many items does row Crepresent?Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 4, 3, 3 complete circles. Each circle represents 2 items.Each circle = 2 itemsABCMathSprig · mathsprig.site · support@mathsprig.sitePage 1 of 2mathsprig-1 · mathsprig-v1 · b17373d2
Reading pictographsReading pictographs. Practice. How many items does row B represent? How many items does row B represent?Name __________________________Date _______________Reading pictographsUse the key to find the number of items in the named row.5.How many items does row Brepresent?Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 5, 4, 1 complete circles. Each circle represents 2 items.Each circle = 2 itemsABC6.How many items does row Brepresent?Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 2, 3, 2 complete circles. Each circle represents 5 items.Each circle = 5 itemsABCMathSprig · mathsprig.site · support@mathsprig.sitePage 2 of 2mathsprig-1 · mathsprig-v1 · b17373d2
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What you’ll practice

Multiply a symbol count by its key value.

Read the key before counting. Four symbols might mean eight items or twenty items, depending on how many items each symbol represents.

How this skill works

Count the complete symbols in the requested row.

Multiply that count by the number of items represented by one symbol.

Worked example

A row has 4 circles and the key says each circle represents 5 items.
  1. There are 4 circles.
  2. Each circle means 5 items.
  3. 4 × 5 = 20 items.

Answer: 20 items

Teaching notes

  • Read the key every time; it can change between questions.
Practice questions
  1. How many items does row A represent?

    Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 6, 3, 2 complete circles. Each circle represents 5 items.

  2. How many items does row A represent?

    Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 6, 3, 3 complete circles. Each circle represents 5 items.

  3. How many items does row B represent?

    Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 1, 4, 2 complete circles. Each circle represents 5 items.

  4. How many items does row C represent?

    Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 4, 3, 3 complete circles. Each circle represents 2 items.

  5. How many items does row B represent?

    Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 5, 4, 1 complete circles. Each circle represents 2 items.

  6. How many items does row B represent?

    Pictograph. Rows A, B, and C contain 2, 3, 2 complete circles. Each circle represents 5 items.

Answers and steps
  1. 30 items
    1. Row A has 6 circles. 6 × 5 = 30 items.
  2. 30 items
    1. Row A has 6 circles. 6 × 5 = 30 items.
  3. 20 items
    1. Row B has 4 circles. 4 × 5 = 20 items.
  4. 6 items
    1. Row C has 3 circles. 3 × 2 = 6 items.
  5. 8 items
    1. Row B has 4 circles. 4 × 2 = 8 items.
  6. 15 items
    1. Row B has 3 circles. 3 × 5 = 15 items.