Cat's Fish Tally – Tally Marks Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

Fish, birds and balls: make a tally chart from a picture and answer questions. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with tally marks, with a friendly cat to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and footer, and a teacher answer key on page 2.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 3 activities worth 9 marks in total:

• Activity A: Counting pictures.
• Activity B: Drawing tally marks.
• Activity C: Reading a tally chart.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Reading a tally chart
• Counting pictures to make a tally
• Writing the total
• Drawing tally marks for a number

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Mark with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the cat when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Data Handling strand, where learners draw tally marks, count them in groups of five and make tally charts. Answer key included.