Make Math Magic

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Tally Marks are fun! 

Tally marks are fun to teach as well as fun for students. Once they know there is a way to systematically keep track of everything they count, they are off and ready to go. The more data counted, the more activities, such as surveys and graphs you can introduce.

I love to have students take surveys and count items and keeping track of the numbers using tally marks is an easy way to do that. I usually like to use this beginning tally activity as a math center or independent project.

Tally Cards

Animal Cards

Cut apart the 12 animal cards and 12 tally mark cards. I made 2 sets-one with numbers in the corners and another set has no numbers in the corners. When I first made the game, I only had 1 set, those with the numbers in the corners. This ended up being confusing for only the simplistic matching object to tally-so I made the second set with no numbers.

Easy beginning match only game-Use the card set with no numbers in the right-hand corner.

6-10 Animal and tally matches

1-5 Animal and tally matches

1. Flip the pictorial and tally mark cards. Count the tally marks and find the pictorial card that has the same number.

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2. Place the matches next to each other. If you are using the activity in a small group lesson, encourage discussion of why they placed the cards together. In this way, it enables you to assess as well as visually reinforcing the skill.

Another game idea-Use card set with numbers in the corner.

1. Turn over each pictorial card. Check the number in the top right corner and find that number on the pictorial recording sheet. Count the objects on the card and write the tally mark for that number on the recording sheet.

Pictorial tally card recording sheet

2. Turn over the tally mark cards. Check the number in the top right corner and find that number on the tally mark recording sheet. Count the objects on the card and write the tally mark for that number on the recording sheet.

Tally mark recording sheet

3. Use the game as an initial introductory matching tally mark lesson, then use with separate recording sheets and finally it would be used to record both tally and pictorial all on my recording sheet.

4. The game is a good math center game in which students can play either independently or with a partner.

**Challenge idea

1. If you know your students already know how to use tally marks but you want an activity to quickly assess the skill. Then you could use the one recording sheet, which allows you to record both pictorial, and tally marks answers on one sheet.

Recording sheet for both the picture and tally mark cards

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