Odd and Even Chart - Unifix cubes are stacked in twos corresponding to the days of the month. Tally Count - The tally corresponds to the monthly calendar and teaches counting by 5. Other graphs - Birthday Graph, Lost Tooth Graph, Weather Graph, Temperature Graph. Adapted from Math Their Way 6. Uncertainty Students use ideas of uncertainty to illustrate that mathematics involves more than exactness when dealing with everyday situations.
Students understand the likelihood of events happening and begin to make predictions.
Tasks Collect, organize and graph data relating to preferences using two categories. Use blocks and pictographs to record information. Discuss chance events - i.e., predict the weather. Toss coins, predict outcomes. Play guessing games, discuss fairness of the games.