Mathematics Data & Statisticsusually ages 6–8

Sorting Data into Categories

Organise and represent data with up to three categories by counting objects in each category and sorting categories by quantity

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Sort a set of objects into 2-3 given categories and count each group
Create a simple table or list showing category names and counts
Order categories from most to fewest or fewest to most

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Try this together

Can your child look at a collection of objects — like different coloured counters — sort them into up to three groups, count each group, and organise the results into a simple chart?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Sorting into categoriesages 5–6Organising data in categories builds on classifying and counting objects in categories

Pictograms and tally charts (age 6+)ages 6–9Organising and representing data requires data, tally, frequency, and category vocabulary

How Many in Total?ages 4–6Counting data in categories requires understanding cardinality

Sorting Data into Categoriesthis skill · ages 6–8

Unlocks

Sorting into categories (age 6+)ages 6–8Interpreting data requires having data organised and represented first

Picture & Bar Graphsages 7–8Drawing picture/bar graphs extends organising and representing data

Pictograms and tally chartsages 6–8Data representation formats (pictograms, tally charts) support organising data

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M2ST01high confidenceYear 2 · Statistics

acquire data for categorical variables through surveys, observation, experiment and using digital tools; sort data into relevant categories and display data using lists and tables

AC9M1ST01medium confidenceYear 1 · Statistics

acquire and record data for categorical variables in various ways including using digital tools, objects, images, drawings, lists, tally marks and symbols

AC9M1N03medium confidenceYear 1 · Number

quantify sets of objects, to at least 120, by partitioning collections into equal groups using number knowledge and skip counting

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA1-DATA-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1

MAE-2DS-01low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Early Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2ST01high confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Statistics strand

VC2M1ST01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 1 · Statistics strand

VC2M4ST01low confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Statistics strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Pictograms and tally chartsages 6–8 Pictograms and tally charts (age 6+)ages 6–9 Sorting into categories (age 6+)ages 6–8 Picture & Bar Graphsages 7–8

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