ClassX Video Lessons Grade Grade 2 Counting with Tally Marks and Tally Charts | Math for Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Hello, friends! Today, we’re going on a fun adventure to learn about something called tally marks. Tally marks help us organize and count things, like animals at the zoo. Let’s get started!
Tally marks are special lines that help us count things easily. Instead of writing big numbers, we use tally marks to show how many items we have. It’s like a secret code for counting!
Imagine you have 11 toys. You can write the number 11, but with tally marks, we do it a little differently. We make groups of five lines. So, for 11 toys, we draw two groups of five lines and one extra line. It looks like this: ||||| ||||| |. See how easy it is to count?
Now, let’s use tally marks to count some animals at the zoo!
Let’s count the giraffes together: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. We have 11 giraffes, so we draw two groups of five lines and one more line: ||||| ||||| |.
Next, let’s count the elephants: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. We have six elephants, so we draw one group of five lines and one more line: ||||| |.
Now, let’s count the monkeys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. We have eight monkeys, so we draw one group of five lines and three more lines: ||||| |||.
Tally marks make it easy to see how many things we have without counting each one. When we group them by fives, we can quickly understand the numbers. It’s like magic!
You did an amazing job learning about tally marks today! Remember, tally marks are a fun way to count and organize things. Thanks for joining me on this adventure. See you next time!
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Zoo Animal Hunt: At home or in the classroom, look for toys or objects that can represent animals. Use tally marks to count how many of each type you find. For example, count how many toy cars, blocks, or stuffed animals you have. Draw the tally marks on a piece of paper and see if you can group them by fives. How many groups of five can you make?
Tally Mark Nature Walk: Go on a nature walk with a family member or friend. Bring a notebook and pencil. As you walk, count different things you see, like birds, flowers, or trees. Use tally marks to keep track of each type of item you count. When you get home, share your tally marks with someone and explain how you counted them.
Favorite Snacks Tally: Ask your family members or classmates about their favorite snacks. Make a list of the snacks and use tally marks to count how many people like each one. For example, if three people like apples, draw three tally marks next to “apples.” Which snack is the most popular? Can you find the total number of snacks liked by everyone?
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Hello! Welcome back! Today we have a new worksheet called the Zoo Tally Chart. But first, I want to talk to you about why we’re doing this. We’re using a system called tally marks, which helps us organize data or information. This information can be numbers, objects, people, or ideas. There are many things we might need to organize, and today we’re going to focus on organizing information about animals.
Now, let’s discuss tally marks. I want you to look over at the whiteboard where I’ll write tally marks. It’s important to understand why we use tally marks and how they help us organize information.
For example, let’s say you have 11 objects. You can write this out numerically as the number 11. Another way to keep track of things is with tally marks. Tally marks are marks that indicate how many of each object there are. If I had 11 objects, I could count them out like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. If I were to glance at this and didn’t know it was 11, I would have to count each mark to find out.
Now, imagine if we had 110 objects! That would be a lot to count. Tally marks provide a better way to represent numbers. Instead of making many tiny marks, we group them by fives. For example, instead of writing 11 like this, we can write it as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. The two marks at the end are grouped together, so we can easily see that we have five, then add one more to get 11.
Today, we’re going to look at our directions and use tally marks to help us find the answers. It says to count and tally the animals and check the correct total.
First, let’s count the giraffes. Count with me: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. So, we have 11 giraffes, which is represented as five, ten, and one more.
Next, let’s count the elephants. How many elephants are there? Count with me: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. We have six elephants, which is five plus one.
Now, let’s check the monkeys. Count with me: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. We have eight monkeys, which is one group of five plus three more.
Great job today with your tally marks! I know this is a new and different way of organizing information, but it really helps us visually. When we see those groups of five, we can quickly understand the numbers.
Thanks for joining me today! I’ll see you again next time.
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