Year 6 Line Graphs Lesson

**A ready-to-teach Year 6 line graphs lesson designed to develop pupils’ ability to interpret data, answer questions and apply reasoning skills in KS2 maths.

This lesson is fully standalone and ready to teach, supporting pupils in working with line graphs, including interpreting values, comparing data and solving SATs-style questions.**

This Year 6 maths lesson focuses on interpreting line graphs and answering a range of questions based on data presented over time.

Pupils develop their understanding of how information changes across a graph and learn to extract specific values, compare data points and calculate differences between values at different times. The lesson also includes questions involving fractions and percentages, helping pupils apply their wider maths knowledge in a data context.

Teachers can use the included Smart Notebook input slides to model strategies clearly and guide pupils through structured examples before independent work.

Pupils then complete a differentiated independent activity, designed to support all learners while still providing appropriate challenge. The tasks build confidence with interpreting line graphs and answering SATs-style questions.

This resource is ideal for Year 6 statistics lessons, KS2 data interpretation practice, SATs revision, or targeted intervention sessions.

What’s Included
✔ Smart Notebook input slides for teacher modelling
✔ Differentiated independent worksheets (3 levels)
✔ Plenary task

Why Teachers Use This
✔ Ready-to-teach lesson with no planning required
✔ Develops confidence with interpreting line graphs
✔ Includes SATs-style questions involving fractions and percentages
✔ Supports KS2 statistics and data interpretation
✔ Differentiation built in for mixed-ability Year 6 classes

Lesson Breakdown
✔ Input: Teacher modelling of line graph interpretation
✔ Independent Task: Differentiated worksheets (2 levels)
✔ Plenary: Reasoning and discussion of answers