Chart Templates

Create simple bar charts that will tie in with a variety of Numeracy and Science activities. The charts can be built over a series of sessions with information being added weekly or daily, or can be completed in one session by collecting the relevant information beforehand.

Eye Colour Survey eye colour in the class, school or family. Have a looking glass handy!		Favourite Colours Here children can vote on their favourite colour. Think about whether these choices change if you asked for a favourite colour for a T-shirt, bedroom or bicycle etc.
Favourite Fruit Which is your favourite fruit? Link this with trying out different fruits and making fruit salads and other recipes with the children.		Favourite Instruments Which instruments do you like to play? Which one do you like to listen to? If one answer is different to the other, discuss the reason why.
Favourite Sports Which sports do you like to watch? Which can you play? Which sports would you like to learn?		How Many? How many people live in your house? Look at family units and the number of units in any one unit.
Journey to School How do you get to school? Compare your findings with a school in a different location. Are the results the same or different?		Our Footwear Which is your favourite type of shoe? What is the most comfortable for you? What type of shoe did you come to school in today? Does this answer change when the weather changes?
Our Pets What pets do the children have? What pet would they like to have?		Rubbish Survey Check out the contents of the bin in the classroom or playground over the course of a week. Link with work on health and safety with respect to washing hands and using ‘grabbers’ for litter.
What Shape is it? How many sides does each shape have? Look around the classroom at the furnishings (windows, doors etc.) What different shapes can you see?		Throwing a Dice A simple file to introduce probability. Children throw a dice a specific number of times and enter their results in the Chart. Can they predict the results?
Today’s Weather This is a weather chart to be kept over a week. Focus on different weeks in the year to build up a picture of the different seasons.		Where do you eat lunch? This is a good activity to do over a course of a week, getting children to mark in the type of dinner they had each day. Link with healthy eating.
Where we live Look at the local environment and the type of housing that the children in the class live in. Compare the findings with another school and location.