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Eye Colour

Teaching data collection and graphing in the early years is so much more engaging when it connects to students’ real lives. Our Eye Colour printable resource is a hands-on and interactive way for Year 1 and Year 2 students to explore statistics in a meaningful context.

Using their classmates’ eye colour as the focus, students collect real data, organise it, and represent it visually using a column graph.

What Is the Eye Colour Resource?

The Eye Colour worksheet is designed to help young learners develop confidence in:​

  • Collecting data

  • Recording information

  • Using tally marks

  • Counting totals

  • Creating a column graph

  • Interpreting results

Students begin by writing the names of 12 friends in their class. Next to each name, they colour in a picture of eyes to match that friend’s eye colour. This visual element makes the activity highly engaging and accessible for early primary learners.

 

How the Activity Works

  1. Record Names
    Students choose 12 classmates and write their names on the worksheet.

  2. Colour the Eyes
    For each friend, students colour the eye picture to match their friend’s eye colour.

  3. Tally the Results
    After collecting their data, students count how many classmates have each eye colour and record their findings using tally marks.

  4. Find the Totals
    Students count their tallies and write the total for each category.

  5. Create a Column Graph
    Using the template provided, students transfer their data onto a column graph, visually representing their findings.

 

Why This Resource Works So Well

This activity is:

  • ✔ Highly engaging and personal

  • ✔ Easy to implement – print and go

  • ✔ Visually supportive for younger learners

  • ✔ Perfect for introducing statistics and data

  • ✔ Ideal for reinforcing tally marks and graphing skills

 

Because students are investigating something real about their own classmates, they are naturally motivated and invested in the results. It also creates rich opportunities for mathematical discussion, such as:

  • Which eye colour is the most common?

  • Which eye colour is the least common?

  • How many more students have brown eyes than blue eyes?

  • How many students were surveyed in total?

 

These conversations strengthen comparison skills and early data interpretation.

 

Perfect For:

  • Year 1 and Year 2 maths lessons

  • Introducing statistics and data collection

  • Small group maths rotations

  • Whole-class investigations

  • Assessment evidence for data outcomes

 

Download Your Free Eye Colour Printable

The Eye Colour data collection worksheet is ready to use in your classroom and supports key early maths concepts such as collecting data, tally charts, totals, and column graphs.

You can download this resource by clicking on the button at the bottom of the page.

All resources on Smart Boarding School are completely free to download for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers.

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If you’re looking for a simple, engaging way to teach data and graphing in Year 1 and Year 2, this resource is a wonderful addition to your primary maths lessons.

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