Here is another in our series of maths worksheets on data handling, most suited to year 4 children. The ability to count up in fives is important for using tally charts effectively and whilst the majority of the page is to do with interpreting results from a chart, probably it is more important that children have a go at making their own tally charts and drawing some conclusions from them.
Favourite pets/foods/colours/games etc are all good subjects for a survey; it is also a good idea to make a hypothesis at the beginning eg ‘I think blue is boys’ favourite colour’…