National Curriculum Resource Tool

Materials to support teachers and schools in embedding the National Curriculum

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  • Year 2: Statistics

    • interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables
    • ask and answer simple questions by counting the number of objects in each category and sorting the categories by quantity
    • ask and answer questions about totalling and comparing categorical data.

  • Year 3: Statistics

    • interpret and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables
    • solve one-step and two-step questions [for example, ‘How many more?’ and ‘How many fewer?’] using information presented in scaled bar charts and pictograms and tables.

  • Year 4: Statistics

    • interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs.
    • solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs.

  • Year 5: Statistics

    • solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in a line graph
    • complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables.

  • Year 6: Statistics

    • interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use these to solve problems
    • calculate and interpret the mean as an average