FREE KS2 Graph Reading Diagnostic: Chart Check

Read a graph accurately and separate a supported comparison from an unsupported claim.

Chart Check, from Numberlight Data and Decisions, is a free standalone mini-lesson for Years 5–6. It joins careful reading, explanation and evidence checking with mathematical reasoning.

Included:

• 20-slide editable PowerPoint with diagnostic prompts, modelling, answer reveals, discussion and an independent exit check
• Teacher guide with timings, prerequisites, vocabulary and responsive teaching suggestions
• All fictional evidence and data sheets supplied; no live websites or pupil accounts needed
• Support, Core and Stretch practice routes, each with 4 prompts
• Six partner rehearsal cards, an application project and fresh exit questions
• Separate answers, worked reasoning and criteria for open responses

Six teaching files: one PPTX and five PDFs, 18 PDF pages in total. Suggested 25–35 minutes for the mini-lesson, with optional extension tasks. Partner cards intentionally reuse practice prompts for rehearsal and are not additional unique questions. Routes offer different scaffolds and reasoning demands, not fixed ability labels.

Prerequisites: Read whole-number scales in equal steps; subtract two-digit numbers.

All cases, schools, offers and numerical datasets are fictional teaching examples. No pupil purchases or personal disclosures are required. PowerPoint or compatible software is needed for editing; PDFs can be printed with a PDF reader. No affiliation, endorsement or classroom-trial claim is made.

For further lessons, see Graph Repair Workshop and Numbers Behind Headlines in the Numberlight shop. This free mini-pack works independently and no purchase is needed.

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