Tally's


I noticed that many students in the first grade class that I work in that  was successful in doing the second worksheet on tally's after the third day than being successful on the first worksheet. What about five or six did was to forget where the tally "strike" went. For example, instead of putting the strike over the four tallys to make five, some left out the strikes after counting how much was on the left. After reviewing this in class and through homework, the students who made the mistake understood the concept.

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  1. Scott UrgolaJune 13, 2019 at 9:12 PM

    Veronica,
    I think that students learning how to keep count using tally’s is a simple yet important skill to have. Think of all the real life application where tally marks can be used to effectively keep track of various things. I also had to reflect on the fact that the idea of rods and units come to mind when I think of tally marks. In addition tally marks can be used for the gathering of numerical information prior to graphing the information obtained. The benefits of using tally marks is the fact that they are an accessible short hand that is easily read or written.
    Best,
    Scott

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