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Kindergarten · Math · Unit 4 of 11

More, Less, Same

Compare groups and balance

What your child practices

Comparing groups by matching them one to one, seeing equal as balanced and unequal as unbalanced on a scale, and reading simple picture graphs.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: K.6; K.7 · telling whether one group has more, fewer or the same as another, and comparing numbers to 10

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Match things one to one.
  2. The group with extras has more.
  3. If none are left over, the groups are the same.

Example: There are 5 cats and 3 dogs. Which group has more? Match each dog to a cat. 2 cats have no match. Answer: The cats

More, Less, Same in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 4 of 11 in Kindergarten Math, after Add & Take Away and before Shapes & Sizes.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which has the fewest?

    Toys in the bin

    cars
    🚗🚗
    teddy bears
    🧸🧸🧸🧸
    balls
    ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

    Each picture = 1

    • 🧸teddy bears
    • ⚽balls
    • 🚗cars

  2. Question 2

    Do both rows have the same number?

    Apples and bananas

    apples
    🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
    bananas
    🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌

    Each picture = 1

    • ❌no, not the same
    • ✅yes, the same

  3. Question 3

    How many 🍇 are in the graph?

    Our favorite fruit

    strawberries
    🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
    grapes
    🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇
    apples
    🍎🍎🍎🍎

    Each picture = 1

    • 8
    • 7
    • 6

  4. Question 4

    How many 🟦 should we add so the scale balances?

    🟥🟥🟥⚖️🟦🟦
    • 3
    • 1
    • 2

  5. Question 5

    Which has fewer?

    Ducks and chicks

    ducks
    🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
    chicks
    🐥🐥🐥🐥

    Each picture = 1

    • 🐥chicks
    • 🦆ducks

  6. Question 6

    All the blocks weigh the same. What will the scale do?

    🟥⚖️🟦🟦🟦🟦
    • 🟥red side goes down
    • 🟦blue side goes down
    • ⚖️it balances

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