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What job would you like when you grow up?
Complete a survey on what job children might like to do when they are older and display the results in a pictogram.Complete a survey on what job children might like to do when they are older and display the results in a chart or graph. Discussion points
- Which job has the most votes?
- Which job has the fewest votes?
- Why did you choose that job?
- What other jobs do you know?
- What do you notice?
- Which is the most popular job?
- Which is the least popular job?
- Why did you choose your job?
- What other jobs can you name?
- How many more people chose ___ than ___?
- How many fewer people chose ___ than ___?
- What is the difference between job A and B?
- What is the sum of jobs A, B and C?
- What do you know about these jobs?
- What does the data tell us?
- How many more people chose ___ than ___?
- How many fewer people chose ___ than ___?
- What is the difference between job A and B?
- What is the sum of jobs A, B and C?
- What do you know about these jobs?
- What does the data tell us?
- What is the mean score?
Teaching tips:
The graph activities are great for getting children to express their preferences, to promote discussion or to ensure children listen to and value the opinion of others.
Using the graph in maths encourages children to count and compare numbers and objects.
Understanding the world: Children could discuss and write about ‘People who help us’.
Using the graph in maths encourages children to count and compare numbers and objects.
Understanding the world: Children could discuss and write about ‘People who help us’.
Maths: After asking children their preferences, spend time interpreting the graph (see discussion points). They could discuss why some characters might be more or less popular than others.
Children could choose 2 jobs each in order to work with more data. PSHE > Living in the wider world: Discuss jobs and aspirations by writing about ‘People who help us’.
Children could choose 2 jobs each in order to work with more data. PSHE > Living in the wider world: Discuss jobs and aspirations by writing about ‘People who help us’.
After filling in the information, spend time interpreting the graph and what is shows. Present children with a range of comparison, sum and difference problems to support work on interpreting information in a variety of graphs (see discussion points).
Show simple scaling, for example, by representing 2 votes with each line of the chart.
Older children could convert between pie and line graphs and have a go at finding the mean (average) score.
PSHE > Living in the wider world: Discuss jobs and aspirations. Children could research the roles and responsibilities of their chosen job.
Show simple scaling, for example, by representing 2 votes with each line of the chart.
Older children could convert between pie and line graphs and have a go at finding the mean (average) score.
PSHE > Living in the wider world: Discuss jobs and aspirations. Children could research the roles and responsibilities of their chosen job.
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