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Creating and Interpreting Picture Graphs

Mathematics Grade 2 Difficulty 2/5

Beginning of the lesson

Picture Graphs

Picture graphs show data using pictures.

Each picture stands for something.

We can count the pictures.

We can answer questions about the data.

Key Points:

  • Picture graphs show information.
  • We use pictures to show numbers.
  • One picture can equal one thing.
  • One picture can equal many things.
  • We can compare data in graphs.

Parts of a Picture Graph:

  • Title: Tells what the graph is about
  • Pictures: Show the data
  • Labels: Tell what each row means
  • Key: Tells what each picture equals

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