ENGLISH III

I. OBJECTIVE
Learning Competencies
Interpret a pictograph

Content Standard
Demonstrate understanding of useful strategies for purposeful literacy learning

Performance Standard
Uses strategies independently in accomplishing literacy-related task

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Interpreting Pictograph

References: K-12 Curriculum Guide in English EN3SS-IVc-d-1.2.7

Teacher’s Guide on English p.354-369

Materials: pictures, pictogram vegetable garden

Integration: Mathematics, Health, EPP

Values Focus: Resourcefulness, Healthfulness

III. PROCEDURE

Do you like vegetables?

What kind of vegetable that you like to eat? Why it is important to eat
vegetables?

Do you have a vegetable garden in your home?

What kind of vegetable did you plant?

Why did you plant vegetables?

Miguel likes vegetables. He has a vegetable garden. His garden has tomato
plants, eggplants, okra and carrots. He counted his plants as he watered them.

“There are twenty tomato plants, thirty okra, twenty-five eggplants and ten
carrots.”

That night, he drew his plants.

“Hmmm…There are twenty tomatoes. I will draw one tomato for every five
tomato plants. And this is what Miguel draw.

Miguel’s Vegetable Garden

Vegetables Number of Vegetables Planted

Tomatoes
 Okras

Eggplants

Carrots

Legend: 1 vegetable = 5

2. Modeling

Let us count the number of vegetable plants that Miguel has. Remember
that each vegetable represent 5. How many tomato plants are there?

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 or 5 x 4 = 20

How many okra plants are there? eggplants? carrots?

What Miguel drew is a pictograph.

A pictograph is a graphic symbol or picture representing things or ideas.

A legend is an explanation of the symbol/picture used.

3. Guided Practice

I will divide you into three groups. Each group will be given a pictograph.
Study the pictograph and answer the questions about it.

Group 1

Miguel’s friend named Mark has a vegetable garden. These are his
vegetable plants. They are all vines.

Mark’s Vegetable Garden

Vegetables Number of Vegetables Planted

String Beans

Ampalaya
(Bitter Gourd)
 Patolas

Pumpkins

Legend: 1 vegetable = 10

1. What is the pictograph about?

2. What is meant by the given legend?
3. How many string beans did Mark plant?
4. How many ampalayas did Mark plant?
5. How many patolas did Mark plant?
6. How many squashes did Mark plant?

Group 2

Miguel’s classmate named Vince has a vegetable garden too. These are his
vegetable plants.

Vince Vegetable Garden

Vegetables Number of Vegetables Planted

Radishes

Tomatoes

Eggplants

Okras

Legend: 1 vegetable = 10

1. What is the pictograph about?

2. What is meant by the given legend?
3. How many radishes did Vince plant?
4. How many tomatoes did Vince plant?
5. How many eggplants did Vince plant?
6. How many okras did Vince plant?
 Group 3

Miguel’s classmates Danny, Jacob, Ray, Edwin and Alex harvested

pumpkins in their garden. These are the pumpkins they harvested.

Pumpkins Harvested

Name Number of Pumpkins

Danny

Jacob

Ray

Edwin

Alex

Legend: = 50 pumpkins

1. What is the pictograph about?

2. What is meant by the given legend?
3. Who harvested the most?
4. How many pumpkins did Jacob harvest?
5. Who harvested 250 pumpkins?
6. Edwin harvested more pumpkins than Ray? Is that true?
7. Name the farmers who harvested the same number of pumpkins.

4. Group Practice
I will give you another group activity. Each group will be given different sets of
activities about a pictograph. Answer the question based on the pictograph.

Group 1

Patrick, Emily, Willy, Janet and Kevin planted vegetable in their garden.
Look at the pictograph to see how many eggplants had grown in their garden.

Eggplant Garden

Name Number of Pumpkins

Patrick
 Emily

Willy

Janet

Kevin

Legend: = 5 eggplants

1. What is the pictograph about?

2. What is meant by the given legend?
3. Who has the most number of eggplants?
4. How many eggplants did Willy and Janet have?
5. How many eggplants are there in all?

Group 2

Giselle, Leo, Abegail, Sandino, Camille and Ken planted vegetables in their
garden. Look at the pictograph below to see how many tomatoes had grown in
their garden.

Tomato Garden

Name Number of Pumpkins

Giselle

Leo

Abegail

Sandino

Ken

Camille

Legend: = 5 tomatoes
 1. What is the pictograph about?
2. What is meant by the given legend?
3. Who has the most number of tomatoes?
4. How many tomatoes did Camille and Sandino have?
5. How many tomatoes are there in all?

Group 3

Susan, Carlos, Malou, Edgar and Anita planted vegetable in their garden.
Look at the pictograph to see how many okras had grown in their garden.

Okra Garden

Name Number of Pumpkins

Patrick

Emily

Willy

Janet

Kevin

Legend: = 5 okras

1. What is the pictograph about?

2. What is meant by the given legend?
3. Who has the most number of okras?
4. How many okras did Susan and Carlos have?
5. How many okras are there in all?

5. Independent Practice

Study the pictograph and answer the question based on the pictograph.

Grade 3 pupils plant vegetables in their school garden. These are the
vegetable they planted.
 Grade 3 Pupils Vegetable Garden

Name Number of Pumpkins

Tomatoes

Eggplants

Pechay

Okras

Radishes

Legend: 1 vegetable = 5

1. What is the pictograph about?

2. What is meant by the given legend?
3. Name the vegetables that Grade 3 pupils planted?
4. What vegetable is most planted by Grade 3 pupils?
5. How many tomatoes did Grade 3 pupils plant?
6. How many eggplants Grade 3 pupils plant?
7. How many pechays did Grade 3 pupils plant?
8. How many okras did Grade 3 pupils plant?
9. How many radishes did Grade 3 pupils plant?
10. How many vegetables are there in all?