Year 4 - Statistics

Bring maths to life in these lively Year 4 statistics lessons, where children collect real-world data outdoors through bug hunts and temperature investigations. With teamwork, hands-on challenges, and problem-solving, pupils gain confidence in representing information using bar charts, pictograms, and line graphs.

Lesson Plans

Presenting and interpreting bar charts and pictograms

This engaging Year 4 statistics lesson empowers children to master bar charts and pictograms by collecting and presenting real-world data from a bug hunt. Through hands-on activities and problem-solving, students will develop crucial data analysis skills and a deeper understanding of representing information visually.

Learning objective:

To present and interpret data in a bar chart or pictogram

Solving problems presented in various charts

In this lively Year 4 statistics lesson, children collect their own real-world data and bring it to life using bar charts and pictograms. With hands-on tasks, teamwork, and problem-solving challenges, pupils gain confidence in representing information visually.

Learning objective:

To solve comparison, sum and difference problems using the information presented in various charts

Understanding line graphs

In this dynamic Year 4 statistics lesson, children step outside to collect real temperature data and transform it into line graphs. Through practical investigation, teamwork, and problem-solving challenges, pupils build confidence in interpreting continuous data while making maths meaningful and memorable.

Learning objective:

To know what line graphs are and their suitability for particular data

Presenting data on a line graph

In this practical and engaging Year 4 statistics lesson, children bring maths to life by collecting real temperature data outdoors. They’ll work together to spot patterns, solve problems, and tackle fun challenges that make interpreting continuous data meaningful and memorable. Along the way, pupils build confidence in data analysis while enjoying a hands-on, real-world context.

Learning objective:

To present and interpret data on a line graph

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