Exploring Pictographs in 1st Grade Math

Maria introduces pictographs using examples of blueberries and toy cars. She explains how each picture in a pictograph represents a certain quantity and demonstrates solving questions related to the pictographs. The lesson encourages students to create their own questions and explore different problem-solving scenarios using pictographs.

What does each blueberry represent in the pictograph?

• Three bucketfuls of blueberries

• Four bucketfuls of blueberries

• Two bucketfuls of blueberries

• One bucketful of blueberries

How many bucketfuls of blueberries did Emma pick?

• Seven

• Five

• Nine

• Three

How many more bucketfuls did Matt pick than Emma?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• One

How many bucketfuls of blueberries did they pick in total?

• Seventeen

• Eighteen

• Nineteen

• Twenty

In the toy car pictograph, what does each picture represent?

• Ten cars

• Five cars

• Three cars

• One car

How many cars does Massey have in the toy car pictograph?

• Five

• Ten

• Twenty

• Fifteen

How many more cars does Massey have than Emma?

• Twenty

• Fifteen

• Ten

• Five

How many cars do Massey and Matt have together?

• Thirty

• Twenty

• Forty

• Fifty

If Massey gives one car to Emma, how many cars will Emma have?

• Ten

• Eleven

• Twelve

• Thirteen

How many cars do all three children have together?

• Sixty

• Thirty

• Forty

• Fifty