A complete KS3 pictograms and simple charts workbook with full answers. It teaches every step, gives over 100 scaffolded questions, and is SEN-friendly and fun.

Reading keys • scaled keys • part symbols • drawing pictograms • choosing a key • moving between charts. 123 questions across 8 mini-lessons:

1. What is a pictogram actually showing?
2. When one symbol represents one item
3. The key can scale the pictogram
4. Partial symbols: half a picture is not half a guess
5. Read, compare and make conclusions
6. Completing a pictogram from a frequency table
7. Choosing a sensible key and spotting pictogram problems
8. Simple-chart interpretation — recognise the display, then read its rule

Why Without Panic Maths?

The teaching is already done for you. Every idea is taught from scratch in short, friendly chunks: a clear explanation, a picture, a worked example and a “watch out” tip for the usual mistakes. A student who missed lessons could work through it and genuinely learn the topic.

…and there’s plenty of room for you. The packs are built to support your teaching, not replace it. Generous white space and open “explain it in your own words” prompts make it easy to add your own examples, talk a point through, or slow down where your class needs it. Use it as the backbone of a lesson and teach around it.

Made personal. Students rate their own confidence at the start and check in again as they go, explain ideas in their own words, and pause to think rather than just copy a method. You can see straight away who’s secure and who needs another look.

Lots of practice. Over 100 questions per pack. The first questions are fully guided, then the support fades step by step until students are working on their own. There’s enough practice for real retention, not just one quick go.

Genuinely funny. Gentle, simple humour runs right through, so the packs feel friendly rather than scary. Ideal for anxious or reluctant learners.

Perfect for homework and independent work. Because the teaching is built in, students can work through a pack on their own, at home or in class, without needing someone to explain it first. Every step is laid out, so they always know what to do next.

SEN-friendly by design. Big clear text, lots of white space and a calm, consistent layout.

Works for whole-class teaching, small-group intervention, one-to-one tutoring, homework, independent study or catch-up after missed school.

What you get

• Student Pack (PDF, 86 pages, print-ready A4)
• Teacher Pack (PDF, 17 pages): full answers plus short reteach notes for each mini-lesson