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Kindergarten · Math · Unit 4 of 10

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.

Alaska content standards learning standard: K.CC.6; K.CC.7 · telling whether one group is greater than, less than or equal to 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 Alaska

In the Alaska content standards, this is unit 4 of 10 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: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

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

    How many 🐞 are in the graph?

    Bugs we saw

    ants
    🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
    bees
    🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
    ladybugs
    🐞🐞

    Each picture = 1

    • 4
    • 0
    • 2

  2. Question 2

    Which has fewer?

    Stars and moons

    stars
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    moons
    🌙🌙🌙🌙🌙🌙🌙🌙🌙

    Each picture = 1

    • ⭐stars
    • 🌙moons

  3. Question 3

    Do both rows have the same number?

    Apples and bananas

    apples
    🍎🍎🍎🍎
    bananas
    🍌🍌🍌🍌

    Each picture = 1

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

  4. Question 4

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

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

  5. Question 5

    How many 🟦 should we add so the scale balances?

    🟥🟥🟥🟥⚖️🟦🟦🟦
    • 3
    • 1
    • 0

  6. Question 6

    Which has more?

    Ducks and chicks

    ducks
    🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
    chicks
    🐥🐥

    Each picture = 1

    • 🐥chicks
    • 🦆ducks

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