Mini-Lessons

Objective: Students will create and interpret a pictograph.

Basic Lesson Core Lesson Enrichment Lesson

Prior knowledge Prior knowledge Prior knowledge required:

required: required: Counting
Counting Counting Adding
Adding Adding Subtracting
Subtracting Subtracting Skip Counting
Understanding that Understanding that Understanding that data can be
data can be data can be displayed in different ways
displayed in displayed in Concepts to master:
different ways different ways Demonstrate an ability to read
Concepts to master: Concepts to master: and interpret data in a
Demonstrate an Demonstrate an pictograph
ability to read and ability to read and Collect data and create a
interpret data in a interpret data in a pictograph
pictograph pictograph Answer questions based on the
Create a pictograph Create a pictograph information presented in a
Answer questions Answer questions pictograph including pictographs
based on the based on the that have pictures that represent
information information more than one
presented in a presented in a Mini-Lesson
pictograph pictograph Students will be given a set of
Mini-Lesson Mini-Lesson pictographs to analyze. After
Teacher will show Teacher will a few minutes, they will
a bar graph. introduce the word discuss with a partner what
Students are pictograph and ask they think a pictograph is and
already familiar students what the what it might be used for.
with this type of word might mean Students will use the QR code
graph. Students will be and their iPads to learn more
Discuss what a bar given a set of about pictographs using
graph is used for pictographs to BrainPop Jr.
Teacher will analyze. After a
introduce the word few minutes, they
pictograph and ask will discuss with a
students what the partner what they
word might mean think a
Students will be pictograph is and
given a set of what it might be
pictographs to used for.
analyze. After a Discuss what a
few minutes, they pictograph is and
will discuss with a what it is used for
 partner what they Students will
think a analyze a basic
pictograph is and pictograph and
what it might be count the pictures
used for. in each category
Discuss what a Students will use
pictograph is and whiteboards to
what it is used for answer questions
Students will based on the
analyze a basic pictograph
pictograph and
count the pictures
in each category
Students will use
whiteboards to
answer basic
questions based on
the pictograph
Basic Tasks Core tasks Enrichment tasks

Whole Group Whole Group Students can choose to work

alone, with a partner, or with
Students will add Students will add a group
their favorite their favorite Collect data and create a
sandwich to the sandwich to the pictograph using BrainPop
chart paper chart paper activity
pictograph pictograph
They will answer They will answer
questions based on questions based on
the pictograph the pictograph
Students will be
Independent Practice given data to
create/complete a
Students will pictograph
learn more about
their friends Independent Practice
through a
pictograph Students will Orally report results of activity
Record 3 favorite learn more about to class
activities to do their friends Students can also show their
outside of school. through a understanding by creating a
Students will ask pictograph how to make a pictograph
their classmates to Record 3 favorite video or writing and
choose their activities to do illustrating a set of directions
favorite and tally outside of school.
their responses. Students will ask
 They will use tally their classmates to
marks to create a choose their
pictograph. favorite and tally
Students have the their responses.
option of using They will use tally
the Educreations marks to create a
app or paper, pictograph.
pencil and art Students have the
supplies to design option of using
their pictograph the Educreations
app or paper,
pencil and art
supplies to design
their pictograph

* Items in blue have been added to include different readiness, interest,

and learning profiles.