3rd Grade Statistics Activities

This activity offers a different way to teach tally and pie charts. Students choose 20 fruit cards from the fruit deck (or any amount you choose from the 45 cards if you wish to make things more challenging). We recommend that 20 cards offers the most interesting collection to work with, while also being a factor of 360.

Students collect the data of their chosen cards and write it on the tally sheet. On the same sheet is a column for working out the number of degrees needed for constructing the pie chart. Two pie chart sheets are included, one with the key in colour, and one with the key ready for colouring. Alternatively, get students to construct the pie chart from scratch in their books or a separate piece of paper.

The nature of this activity means that each student should, in theory, produce their own pie chart, unique from other students in the class.

This activity offers a different way to teach tally and bar graphs. Students choose 20 firework cards from the firework deck (or any amount you choose from the 45 cards). We find that 20 cards offers the most interesting collection to work with.

Students are invited to collect the data of their chosen cards and write it on the tally sheet. Finally, the students will then plot it on a bar graph.

The nature of this activity means that each student should, in theory, produce their own tally and bar graph, unique from other students in the class.

We have also included both a UK and a US version of each sheet to account for the different spelling of the word colour/color, as well as differentiated versions of the worksheets themselves for those who need a little help with matching the fireworks to the value they need to tally.

This activity offers a different way to teach tally and pictographs. Students choose 20 sweet cards from the sweet deck (or any amount you choose from the 45 cards). We recommend that 20 cards offers the most interesting collection to work with.

Students are invited to collect the data of their chosen cards and write it on the tally sheet. Finally, the students will then plot it on a pictograph. Three pictograph sheets are included, one that has a key of one image = one sweet, one of one image = 2 sweets, and a final one where students can input their own ratio of image to sweets.

The nature of this activity means that each student should, in theory, produce their own tally and bar graph, unique from other students in the class.

We have also included differentiated versions of the worksheets themselves for those who need a little help with matching the sweets colours to the name.

This statistics graphs 4-piece puzzle is a fun way to test students ability interpret data. Students match the images of fruit to the frequency table and two graph representations (pie charts and bar graphs). It is designed to be easily cut with little wastage. So either the teacher or tutor can prepare the cards by cutting them before hand, or students can cut their own cards, giving them a chance to see the solutions before they attempt the puzzle. Although this product is made in colour, it prints perfectly well in black and white. Each puzzle is the size of an A4 of US Letter sheet. To use less paper, select the pages per sheet option, and the puzzles will be smaller, but still high quality.

A collection of matching activities including:

• Fractions, Decimals & Percentages Matching Puzzle

• Equivalent Fractions Matching Puzzle

• Telling the Time Matching Puzzle

• Graphs and Charts Matching Puzzle

• 3D Shapes Properties Matching Puzzle