What is a Pictograph?
Pictographs are special graphs that use pictures to show information!
Just like a storybook uses pictures to tell a story, pictographs use pictures to show numbers and help us compare things easily. Each picture stands for a certain number of items.
How to Read a Pictograph
1️⃣ Look at the title to know what the graph is about
2️⃣ Check the key to see what each picture stands for
3️⃣ Count the pictures to find the numbers
Let's Practice Together!
Favorite Ice Cream Flavors in Class
Key: 🍦 = 2 students
Chocolate: 🍦🍦🍦
Vanilla: 🍦🍦
Strawberry: 🍦
Mint: 🍦🍦🍦🍦
How many students like vanilla ice cream?
Pets Owned by Students
Key: 🐶 = 3 pets
Dogs: 🐶🐶
Cats: 🐶🐶🐶
Fish: 🐠🐠🐠🐠 (each fish = 1)
Birds: 🐦🐦 (each bird = 1)
How many more cats than dogs do students have?
Parent Tips 🌟
- Make it real: Create pictographs together using your child's toys or snacks - like graphing their stuffed animals by color!
- Find graphs everywhere: Point out simple graphs in children's magazines, cereal boxes, or weather reports to practice reading them.
- Start simple: Begin with graphs where each picture equals 1 before moving to graphs where pictures represent larger numbers.