Math Worksheet · Grades 2–4
Frequency Tables Worksheet
A 3-page frequency-tables worksheet for grades 2-4. Students answer 8 questions in Section A about a favorite-fruit survey table, then 4 questions in Section B about a students-per-grade recess survey. Each section uses a DIFFERENT data set so Section B is fresh practice. Includes a complete answer key.
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Subject
Math
Grades
Grades 2–4
Skill Focus
Frequency Tables, data
Lesson Length
20 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
A frequency table is one of the simplest data displays: a 2-column grid that pairs each category with its count. Students meet frequency tables before bar graphs or line plots because the rows already give an exact number – no scale to read, no axis interpretation needed. The skill being practiced is reading a row, comparing rows, and combining rows (sum across all rows for a total, subtract one row from another for a difference).
The reference box at the top of page 1 IS the data: a 2-column frequency table titled ‘Favorite fruit survey (Mr. Lee’s class)’ with four rows – Apple 8, Banana 5, Orange 6, Grape 3. The table renders as a clean bordered grid with the header row in bold. No fill, no color – just thin black rules.
Section A on page 1 asks 8 short questions about the favorite-fruit table: identify the max (Apple, 8) and min (Grape, 3) categories, read specific counts (banana 5, orange 6), compute one difference (apple minus grape = 5), one sum (apple plus orange = 14), the total across all four rows (22), and a compare-two question (apple vs banana). The 2-column layout keeps prompts short.
Page 2 introduces a NEW frequency table (students-per-grade at recess: Grade 1=12, Grade 2=15, Grade 3=18, Grade 4=10) so Section B is fresh practice rather than a rehash. Section B’s 4 word-problem-style items focus on the same reading skills against larger numbers: which grade has the most (Grade 3), how many more than another grade (Grade 3 minus Grade 4 = 8), which grade has the fewest (Grade 4), and the total of all four rows (55). Page 3 is a complete answer key.
How to Use This Lesson
Project the page-1 frequency table and walk students through reading one row: ‘How many students chose apple? Look at the apple row, then read the number in the Count column.’
Work Section A item 1 (Most popular fruit?) together; ask students how they spotted the largest number.
Walk through Section A item 5 (Apple count minus grape count) since the subtraction move across rows is a key frequency-table skill. 8 – 3 = 5.
Assign the rest of Section A independently or with a partner; remind students to find the row first, then read the count.
Turn to page 2 and read the NEW students-per-grade table together; note the categories are grade levels rather than items.
Use Section B item 12 (total at recess) as a chance to practice adding 4 two-digit numbers: 12 + 15 + 18 + 10 = 55.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check or aide spot-check.
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Frequency Tables Worksheet
A 3-page frequency-tables worksheet for grades 2-4. Students answer 8 questions in Section A about a favorite-fruit survey table, then 4 questions in Section B about a students-per-grade recess survey. Each section uses a DIFFERENT data set so Section B is fresh practice. Includes a complete answer key.
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