Pictorial Representation Strategy
A National FFA Organization numeracy teaching strategy describing the Pictorial Representation Strategy, in which students draw diagrams, pictures, lists, tables, and graphs to recognize patterns, make connections, and build meaning. It explains how to incorporate pictorial representations into agricultural math assignments (such as landscaping, greenhouse management, pesticide application, and pasture management) and provides a worked example involving designing a paving-tile path.
At a glance
- Description
- Pictorial representation allows students to draw diagrams and pictures and create lists, tables and graphs to help them recognize patterns, make connections and build meaning. These drawings, graphs and charts can be hand-drawn or created on a computer, and can be simple or complex and multi-dimensional.
- Example Activities
- This strategy is ideally suited for agricultural math problems that one might see in landscaping, greenhouse management, pesticide application and pasture management.
- Use
- No student worksheet accompanies this strategy. Instead, incorporate the use of pictorial representations into the assignment as needed. An example is provided below of how to incorporate it and what instructions to provide.
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Aligned Standards
Common Core – Math (Specific)
Common Core – Math Practices
- MP6Attend to precision.