Kindergarten · Maths · As written
More, fewer and the same
Compare two groups by matching them one to one, say which has more or fewer, and make them the same.
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Look together
Put one star under each apple. One apple has no star, so there are more apples and fewer stars. If every apple had a star and nothing was left over, there would be the same number.
Your turn
Is there the same number of apples and stars?
Is there the same number of apples and stars?
Are there fewer balls or fewer cubes?
Are there fewer balls or fewer cubes?
Which tower is the tallest? Say its number.
Which tower is the shortest? Say its number.
Ada has the top row and Ben the bottom row. How many more apples does Ada need to have the same as Ben?
Ada has the top row and Ben the bottom row. How many more apples does Ada need to have the same as Ben?
Try a little more
Ben says there are more stars, because the row of stars is longer. Is he right?
Try a little more
Move apples from the top plate to the bottom plate until both have the same. How many do you move?
Remember
Match them one to one. The group with some left over has more.
For grown-ups
Read each question aloud. Matching one to one comes before counting here: put a finger on an apple and a finger on a star, and move along together. The word fewer is new to many children, so say "not as many" beside it. The two-star question is the classic trap of a spread-out row, which looks like more; if the child agrees with Ben, count both rows together. Off the page, lay out a cup for each person at the table and ask whether there are enough. England, Reception, ELG Numerical Patterns (recalled, not fetched): "Compare quantities up to 10 in different contexts, recognising when one quantity is greater than, less than or the same as the other quantity".