Grade 5 Mathematics — Term 3, Week 9
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA MATH T3 G5
Day 1: Collecting and Organising Data
Grade 5 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 9 · 60 min
| Objectives | Collect data and organise it in tables. |
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| Materials | Clipboards, tally sheets |
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| Key vocabulary | data, tally, frequency |
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| Engage (starter) | "Survey and organise!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: run a class survey; record with tallies; build a frequency table. |
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| Plenary (close) | Share a frequency. |
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| Assessment | Correct tables. |
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| Teacher notes | Bundle tallies in fives. |
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Day 2: Bar and Line Graphs
Grade 5 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 9 · 60 min
| Objectives | Construct bar and line graphs. |
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| Materials | Grid paper, crayons |
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| Key vocabulary | bar graph, line graph, axis, scale |
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| Engage (starter) | "Bars or a line - which fits the data?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: choose a scale; draw a bar graph and a line graph; label axes and add titles. |
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| Plenary (close) | Share your graph. |
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| Assessment | Correct components. |
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| Teacher notes | Line graphs show change over time. |
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Day 3: Mean, Mode and Median
Grade 5 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 9 · 60 min
| Objectives | Find the mean, mode, and median. |
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| Materials | Counters, data cards |
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| Key vocabulary | mean, mode, median, average |
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| Engage (starter) | "Find the middle and the most common!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: level counters for the mean; find the mode and the middle value for the median. |
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| Plenary (close) | Find the mode of a data set. |
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| Assessment | Correct measures. |
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| Teacher notes | Order the data to find the median. |
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Day 4: Interpreting Data
Grade 5 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 9 · 60 min
| Objectives | Answer questions using data. |
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| Materials | Prepared graphs |
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| Key vocabulary | interpret, compare, total |
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| Engage (starter) | "What is the data telling us?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: answer most, fewest, difference, and total questions from graphs and tables. |
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| Plenary (close) | Answer one graph question. |
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| Assessment | Correct answers. |
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| Teacher notes | Read the scale carefully. |
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Day 5: Review: Data Handling
Grade 5 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 9 · 60 min
| Objectives | Consolidate graphs and averages. |
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| Materials | Data task cards |
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| Key vocabulary | review |
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| Engage (starter) | "Data detective challenge!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: build, interpret, and average station rotation. |
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| Plenary (close) | Share a data fact. |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Match graph to data. |
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