Year 2

Learning objective:

• 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

Learning objectives:

• 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

Learning objectives:

• 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

Learning objectives:

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

Year 6

Learning objectives:

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