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Icons with a key
How many things does one icon stand for?
Today you'll discover
- what the key says
- how to find the number of icons
- what half an icon means
Think firstEach icon stands for 10 bags
Each bag icon stands for 10 bags. How many icons does October's 60 bags get?
Decide first, then press Next. Read the key before you count.
Rows of same-size bag icons: 12 for September and 6 for October, with a key saying one bag icon equals 10 bags of garbage. Then books: September 3 and a half icons for 35 books, October 5 icons for 50. The last step shows tree icons with a key of 5 trees each: 3 for last year and 9 for this year.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
A key says what one icon stands for: icons = amount ÷ the key's number.
Both waysFrom amount to icons, divide: 60 ÷ 10 = 6. From icons to amount, multiply: 9 × 5 = 45.
Easy to get wrongWithout a key, a reader cannot tell what an icon means. Always show one icon and what it equals.
Key word
- pictograph key
- a note that says how many things one icon stands for, like 1 bag icon = 10 bags
Ready to use it?
- Use a key to draw the right number of icons.
- Read an amount from a row of icons.