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KS1 Maths textbook

Chapter 10: Statistics

  • Strand Statistics
  • Level Year 2
  • Practice 91 questions with step-by-step solutions

National Curriculum for England, Key Stage 1 mathematics, Year 2. Content: Interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables, Ask and answer simple questions by counting the number of objects in each category and sorting the categories by quantity, Ask and answer questions about totalling and comparing categorical data.

Open Year 2 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • Count the objects in each group and say how many there are
  • Read a tally chart, with groups of five marks
  • Read a pictogram, where each picture stands for one thing
  • Read a block diagram, where each block stands for one thing
  • Read a simple table and find a number in it
  • Find the most, the fewest and the total, and compare two counts

You should already know

  • Counting objects and reading numbers to 100 (Chapter 1)
  • Adding and subtracting to 20 and 100 (Chapter 2)
  • Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s (Chapter 3)
  • Shapes and their sides (Chapter 8)

Where this leads

  • Drawing and interpreting bar charts and pictograms with a key (Year 3, Chapter 9)
  • Organising and presenting data in tables and charts (later years)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 10.1 Sorting and counting into groups
  2. 10.2 Tally charts
  3. 10.3 Pictograms
  4. 10.4 Block diagrams
  5. 10.5 Simple tables
  6. 10.6 Totals and comparisons
  7. Summary and key words
  8. Check-up and end-of-chapter quiz

Read the whole chapter on one page (good for printing).

Practise with real exam questions

The DfE publishes the old KS1 tests, with mark schemes, for free. They are optional for schools now, so use them as extra practice.

KS1 Maths past papers