Line Plots with Fractions and Data 3rd Grade

Line Plots Differentiated Math Activities

This math resource provides a scaffolded introduction to using line plots for organizing and interpreting data. The activities move from simple categorial data to more complex line plots with fractions.

What’s included in these line plots activities?

There are 15 line plot cards divided into three sets of increasing difficulty:

Set 1: Categorical Data
Set 2: Numerical Data: Whole Numbers
Set 3: Numerical Data: Fractions

Each full-page card includes a data set presented in a line plot, along with 4 questions for students to answer. These questions require students to interpret and compare the data.

These activities increase in complexity to build skills as students work through them. The first two sets of cards can be used to teach students how to use line plots even before they have learned fractions. This differentiation allows you to use this resource across grade levels and adapt it to students’ differing abilities.

Each card contains a QR code for self-checking. Recording sheets and answer keys are also included as an alternate to the QR codes.