2nd grade tally charts worksheets

Second grade tally charts move to four categories with counts up to 25. Alongside the straight how-many reads, questions now compare (how many more chose one category than another) and total the whole chart.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 2.MD.D.10.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Use each tally chart to answer the question.

  1. How many chose Green?

    Answer: 13

  2. How many more chose Soccer than Tennis?
  3. How many were counted in all?

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What's on each sheet

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Warm up by skip counting one row out loud: five, ten, fifteen, then the leftovers. For how-many-more questions, have your child write both counts down first. Comparing from memory is where errors creep in. The in-all question is a good spot for doubles and make-a-ten shortcuts instead of recounting every mark.

Watch for: Kids count the diagonal cross as a sixth mark. The cross is the fifth stroke, so a crossed bundle is exactly 5. Kids count each bundle as one instead of five. Skip count the groups by fives first, then add the leftover marks.

Common questions about tally charts

What kinds of questions are on the sheet?
Four-category charts with counts up to 25. Some questions read one row, some ask how many more chose one category than another, and some total the whole chart.
How is this different from the first grade version?
More categories, bigger counts, and two new question types: comparing categories and totaling everything. Those bring addition and subtraction into the data work.

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Aligned to Common Core 2.MD.D.10. Reviewed by the One more sheet curriculum team. Content version 123, updated July 2026.