Miss Moyer's Third Grade Unit on Representing

Data
Dear Families,
In the upcoming math unit, we will be learning about different ways to represent data
and doing hands-on activities. We will be covering how to represent various graphs and
charts as well as how to interpret the information that is included on the particular
graph or chart. We will start by learning about tally charts through flipping coins and
keeping track of their classmates’ favorite movie genres! We will then learn about tables
through surveying and keeping track of their classmates’ favorite fruits. Then, we will
discuss pictographs by keeping track of each others’ favorite animals. In order to learn
about line plots, the students will ask each other about their favorite subject in school
and keep track of this information. Finally, we will go over bar graphs and represent
each others’ favorite stores based on the data we collect. In order to end the unit, the
students will come up with a question and survey students in the school in order to
represent the data that they collect in a graph or chart of their choice.
Below, I have included the literature we will be reading, resources that may be helpful,
and other information that will be useful throughout this unit. Thank you for your
support as your child continues to learn! If you have any questions, please feel free to
reach out to me!
Miss Moyer
srmst6@student.mtaloy.edu
814-577-3868
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Children's Literature Other Resources
-Tally O’Malley by Stuart J. Murphy (2017) - https://www.abcya.com/
-Tiger Math by Ann Whitehead Nagda (2012) - https://www.funbrain.com/math-zone
- The Best Vacation Ever by Stuart J. Murphy (2016) - https://www.brainpop.com/
- Lemonade for Sale by Tricia Tusa (2006) - https://www.starfall.com/h/
- The Great Graph Contest by Loreen Leedy (2008) - https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/
-Less Than Zero by Stuart J. Murphy (2017) Additional Activities
-Sir Cumference and the Off-the-Charts Dessert by Cindy - Survey family members and chart their responses
Neuschwander (2013) using a tally chart
- Family Reunion by Bonnie Bader (2013) - Use objects at home to represent a pictograph
-Tally Cat Keeps Track by Trudy Harris (2011) - Use blocks or toys to build a bar graph
-Who’s Got Spots by Linda Williams Aber (2000) - Play family games that involve tally charts
- Create a line plot on a choice of a subject with data
from your family
 Unit Vocabulary
Tally Chart- a form of numeral used for counting in which each mark
represents one unit
Table- a set of facts or figures systematically displayed that help organize
data and have columns and rows
Pictograph- a set of symbols or images that represents the information
gathered
Line Plot- a graph that shows frequency of data along a number line
Bar Graph- a diagram in which the numerical values of variables are
represented by the height or length of lines or rectangles of equal width