2nd Grade Tally Charts Worksheet
Read the tally chart by counting marks in groups of five, then answer questions about the data.
- Homework
- Centers
- Review
- Intervention
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- Grade
- 2nd Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Data & Graphs
- Topic
- reading a tally chart
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 12 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, centers, review, intervention
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will read a tally chart by counting tally marks in groups of five and answer questions about the data.
- Counting tally marks by fives
- Reading a tally chart
- Comparing data (most, least, how many more)
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Counting by fives with tallies
Tally marks are a quick way to keep a count: each mark is one, and every fifth mark is drawn as a diagonal across the previous four, making a group of five. To read a tally chart, students count the crossed groups by five and then add any leftover marks.
How to use it
Have students count by fives for each crossed group, then add the extras. “How many more” questions are subtraction; “in all” is addition. This pairs with reading bar graphs and uses skip counting by 5s.
👩🏫 Teacher note
A diagonal mark across four lines means a group of five. Have students count by fives for the crossed groups, then add the leftover marks.
🏠 Parent note
Each group with a line through it is five. Count by fives, then add any extra marks.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Counting the diagonal mark as a separate tally
- Forgetting that a crossed group is five
Answer Key
Each answer is read from the tally chart.
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