Let’s go step by step to complete the tally for each number.
Tally marks are a way to count using groups of 5.
Each group looks like this: four vertical lines and one diagonal line crossing them → that’s 5.
Then you add extra vertical lines for numbers beyond multiples of 5.
Example from the sheet:
Number 6 = one group of 5 (|||| with a slash) + 1 more | → so it’s written as “|||| / |”
Now let’s do each one:
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2) Number 8
→ One group of 5 (||||/) + 3 more → |||
So:
||||/ |||
3) Number 10
→ Two groups of 5 → ||||/ ||||/
So:
||||/ ||||/
4) Number 3
→ Just three vertical lines → |||
5) Number 11
→ Two groups of 5 (that’s 10) + 1 more → ||||/ ||||/ |
So:
||||/ ||||/ |
6) Number 14
→ Two groups of 5 (10) + 4 more → ||||
So:
||||/ ||||/ ||||
7) Number 8 (same as #2)
→
||||/ |||
8) Number 17
→ Three groups of 5 (15) + 2 more → ||
So:
||||/ ||||/ ||||/ ||
9) Number 12
→ Two groups of 5 (10) + 2 more → ||
So:
||||/ ||||/ ||
10) Number 20
→ Four groups of 5 → ||||/ ||||/ ||||/ ||||/
11) Number 16
→ Three groups of 5 (15) + 1 more → |
So:
||||/ ||||/ ||||/ |
12) Number 23
→ Four groups of 5 (20) + 3 more → |||
So:
||||/ ||||/ ||||/ ||||/ |||
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Final Answer:
2) ||||/ |||
3) ||||/ ||||/
4) |||
5) ||||/ ||||/ |
6) ||||/ ||||/ ||||
7) ||||/ |||
8) ||||/ ||||/ ||||/ ||
9) ||||/ ||||/ ||
10) ||||/ ||||/ ||||/ ||||/
11) ||||/ ||||/ ||||/ |
12) ||||/ ||||/ ||||/ ||||/ |||
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of tallying worksheet.
