Monkey's Tally Challenge – Tally Marks Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

A bigger tally challenge: draw, read and count tally marks up to 15. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with tally marks, with a friendly monkey 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 8 marks in total:

• Activity A: Drawing tally marks up to 15.
• Activity B: Reading a tally chart.
• Activity C: Tally mark rules.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Counting pictures to make a tally
• Writing the total
• Drawing tally marks for a number
• Counting tallies in fives

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 monkey 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.