Sketch a grid with two columns and four rows.
Write "shirts" in the first row in the left column.
Write "pants" in the second row in the left column.
Write "shoes" in the third row in the left column.
Write "socks" in the fourth row in the left column.
Write "Lindsay's Inventory" above the grid.
Come up with a symbol that represents a certain number of inventory. For this pictograph, use an "X" to represent five pieces of inventory.
Write "Key: X equals five pieces of inventory," underneath the graph.
Have the students complete the pictograph by counting the number of items in each clothing group at Lindsay's Retail Store. If there are 15 shirts then write three "X" symbols in the right-hand column of the first row that says "shirts." Repeat this for each item in the inventory.