Year 6 | Statistics: Spring Block 6: Week 12 – Lesson Resource Pack

Year 6 statistics lesson pack | Pie charts and the mean | Spring Block 6

This Year 6 statistics lesson pack builds pupils’ understanding of pie charts and introduces the concept of the mean as an average. Across the week, pupils interpret pie charts with percentages, construct their own pie charts and develop confidence in calculating and interpreting the mean.

Lessons begin with interpreting pie charts where pupils explore how percentages relate to the whole and calculate the value of each section. They learn to find missing values and totals, applying their understanding of percentages in increasingly complex contexts. Pupils then move on to drawing pie charts, converting data into fractions and angles, and using accurate methods to represent data clearly.

The focus then shifts to calculating and interpreting the mean. Pupils learn how to find the mean from sets of data, understand it as an average and apply this to a range of contexts, including solving problems and finding missing values. By the end of the sequence, pupils confidently interpret, represent and analyse data using pie charts and the mean, applying their reasoning skills to explain their thinking and justify their answers. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

What’s included

• Teaching PowerPoint for each small step across the week
• Differentiated worksheets including Year 6 pie charts worksheets and mean worksheets
• Reasoning and problem-solving questions focused on interpreting data and calculating averages
• Lesson plan with retrieval practice, clear teaching steps and common misconceptions

Curriculum links

• Interpret and construct pie charts and use these to solve problems
• Calculate and interpret the mean as an average
• Interpret and present data using appropriate graphical methods

This lesson pack sits within the Year 6 Spring maths scheme, supporting progression through the full White Rose-aligned statistics sequence.