Computing · Stage 1
Count with Pictures
First Steps · data — show 'how many' with a pictogram
✦ Computing📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
show how many of each thing there are by making a picture-graph (pictogram), and read which has the most and the least
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Kavi Counts the Garden Visitors
All morning, little visitors came to Kavi's garden — some 🦋 butterflies, some 🐝 bees, some 🐞 ladybugs. "How many of each?" wondered Kavi. Just saying numbers was hard to remember. So Kavi drew one picture for each visitor and stacked them up. "Now I can see it!" The tallest stack had the most; the shortest had the least. A stack of pictures that shows how many is called a pictogram. "Pictures make counting easy!" Kavi cheered.
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What your child will learn
1One picture for each oneA pictogram shows how many by stacking one picture for each thing. The taller the stack, the more there are. Look: bees have the tallest stack, so there were the most bees.
2Tallest means mostTo read a pictogram, find the tallest stack for most and the shortest stack for least. Predict which fruit there is the most of, then reveal.
3Tall stack, or short stack?In a pictogram a TALL stack means more and a SHORT stack means fewer. Tap the right box.
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A peek inside
A pictogram shows 🐶🐶🐶 dogs (3) and 🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱 cats (5). Which pet is there more of?
cats = 5, dogs = 3, and 5 is bigger than 3
Try this at home: A stack of pictures that shows how many is called a ___.
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Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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