[school bell rings]

A stick figure teacher stands in a classroom next to an old TV set and a chalkboard that reads "Shapes" and shows a triangle, a square and a rectangle.

He says CLASS, WE'RE TALKING
PICTURES AND GRAPHS TODAY.
NOW, HERE'S A GREAT CHANCE TO
PUT YOUR DOODLING TO GOOD USE.
HAVE YOU EVER USED PICTURES TO
SHOW YOUR DATA IN A GRAPH?
IT'S CALLED A PICTOGRAPH.
PICTURES AND GRAPHS LIVING
TOGETHER IN UNITY,
MAKING INFORMATION
EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.
YOU AREN'T BUYING ANY
OF THIS, ARE YOU?
HERE, WATCH THIS.

He turns on the old TV.

(music plays)

As a triangle appears on screen, a woman sings WELL, IF YOU'VE GOT
A LOTTA DATA
AND YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO
IT MIGHT HELP TO VISUALIZE
WHAT'RE YOU'RE GOIN' THROUGH
THERE'S A SOLUTION THAT
COMBINES PICTURES AND MATH
A HANDY LITTLE THING WE
CALL THE PICTOGRAPH
NOW MY DOG EATS
APPLES A LOT
I MEAN, I DON'T
MEAN TO BOAST
BUT WHICH DAY LAST WEEK
DID SHE EAT THE MOST?

A chart appears on screen with seven columns with the names of each day of the week.

The song continues
I CAN JUST MAKE A GRAPH WITH
THE DAYS OF THE WEEK HERE
THEN DRAW A LITTLE APPLES
IN THE SPACE OVER THERE
FILL IT IN

As the song continues, the mentioned number of apples appears inside each column.

The song continues
MONDAY: THREE
TUESDAY: FOUR
WEDNESDAY: TWO
THURSDAY: TWO
FRIDAY: SIX!
SATURDAY: TWO
WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END
SUNDAY - WELL, THIS IS FUNNY
IT MADE ME LAUGH
SHE ATE THREE APPLES
BUT THEN SPIT OUT HALF!
WOW, LOOK AT THIS DATA
ALL NICE AND NEAT
WE CAN SEE ALL THE APPLES
THAT SHE LIKES TO EAT
THERE'S A COLUMN WITH
APPLES FOR EVERY DAY
AND SHE EATS THE MOST
APPLES ON FRIDAY!
SO WHEN THE DATA IS CONFUSING
AND YOU NEED A HAND
TURN THOSE NUMBERS INTO
PICTURES SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
PICTURES AND MATH
PICTURES AND MATH
WORKING TOGETHER
FOREVER IN A pictograph!

The song ends and the stick figure teacher turns off the old TV.

He says PICTURES AND MATH WORKING
TOGETHER IN A PICTOGRAPH.
I KNOW, A WHOLE NEW WAY TO
UNDERSTAND INFORMATION.
LIKE, HOW MUCH CHALK I BREAK
WRITING ON THE BOARD EVERY DAY,
OR HOW TO FIND OUT WHO'S THE
MOST POPULAR TEACHER IN SCHOOL.
THAT WOULD BE ME, RIGHT?
EVERYONE'S PICTOGRAPH WOULD HAVE
A PICTURE OF ME ON IT... RIGHT?
[crickets chirp]
I HOPE SO.

[school bell rings]

An end slate shows the TVO Kids logo.