Use a Picture Graph Key Greater Than One
Read the supplied symbol value.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Interpret Scaled Data and Shape Categories
Read scaled picture graphs, fraction-marked line plots, quadrilateral categories, and area partitions.
Before you begin
- Read whole-unit graphs; name fractions and equal areas.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Read Measurements on a Fraction-Marked Line Plot
Read the supplied fractional measurements and place each above its labeled location.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Recognize a Shared Quadrilateral Category
Read the supplied attributes and identify a category every matching figure must belong to.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Express Equal Area Parts as Unit Fractions
Count the supplied whole’s equal tiles and the tiles in each share.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 3.MD.B.3 — Read scaled picture graphs, fraction-marked line plots, quadrilateral categories, and area partitions.
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 3.MD.B.4 — Read scaled picture graphs, fraction-marked line plots, quadrilateral categories, and area partitions.
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 3.G.A.1 — Read scaled picture graphs, fraction-marked line plots, quadrilateral categories, and area partitions.
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 3.G.A.2 — Read scaled picture graphs, fraction-marked line plots, quadrilateral categories, and area partitions.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.