Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE WHAT IS A TALLY CHART CHAPTER TWO TALLYING TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER THREE TALLYING PETS CHAPTER FOUR TALLYING SNACKS CHAPTER FIVE TALLY CHARTS ARE FUN Glossary For More Information Index About the Author 4 8 12 16 20 22 23 24 24
CHAPTER ONE What Is a Tally Chart You can track players using a tally chart Do you have things to count A tally chart can help A tally chart is a simple way to record numbers If you have a team of boys and girls a tally chart can help you track how many of each there are Or you can record how many quarters dimes nickels and pennies you’ve saved You can use tally charts to track all kinds of numbers Let’s get started 4
A tally chart has many parts OUR TEAM TITLE what the chart is about TYPE OF PLAYER NUMBER OF PLAYERS TOTAL Girl Boy 9 6 LABEL the things being counted TALLY MARKS how many have been counted LABEL the types of things being counted how many were counted individually and the total This tally chart has data or information about our team The words Girls and Boys are labels They tell us what was counted Each kind of thing gets its own row Are there more girls or boys on our team How many kids are on our team 5
