GRADE 2 · ALBERTAOUTCOME AB-G2-2ST1
L2 · Recording data in tables: tally marks, words, and counts
Learning goal
“I can read tally marks - including a bundle of five - and I can record data in a table with words, tally marks, and counts that add up.”
Tally marks — short lines we make to record each answer as it comes in.
Table — a chart with rows that organizes data so it is easy to read.
Count — the number of answers in one row, written as a numeral.
Bundle of five — five tally marks grouped together: four marks with one crossed over them. It makes counting faster.
Worked example
Our class tallied how we get to school. Walk: one bundle of five and 1 more mark. Step 1: Read the bundle first: one bundle = 5. Step 2: Count the extra marks: 1 more. Step 3: 5 + 1 = 6. Six students walk to school. Say it plainly: read a bundle as 5 all at once, then count the single marks.
Check yourself — explain it
Why do we bundle tally marks in fives?
Paired problem — example still visible
Read this tally: |||| |||| (two groups of four marks). How many? -> 8
Faded completion — last step is yours
"One bundle of five and 4 more marks = 5 + 4 = ___." -> 9
Ready to practise?
10 scored questions with a 3-rung hint ladder. Mastery needs 8/10 plus both gate questions.