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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.
Animal Cards |
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 |
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 |
Tally mark 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.
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