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1st grade · Math · Unit 5 of 14

Equal or Not

Same or not the same?

What your child practices

Learning that = means "the same amount as" (not just "the answer is"), and using ≠ when two sides are different.

Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: 1.OA.D.7 · using the meaning of the equal sign to decide whether an equation is true

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The = sign means both sides are the same amount.
  2. Work out one side first.
  3. Then find what the other side needs.

Example: 3 + 4 = 5 + ? 3 + 4 is 7. 5 + 2 is 7, so ? is 2. Answer: 2

Equal or Not in Arizona

In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 5 of 14 in 1st grade Math, after Take Away and before Measuring.

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: Arizona Department of Education

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

    Is this number sentence true?

    10 + 5 = 15

    • Yes, it's true
    • No, it's not true

  2. Question 2

    Which group has fewer?

    Let's compare

    socks
    🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦
    shoes
    👟👟👟👟👟👟👟👟

    Each picture = 1

    • 🧦socks
    • 👟shoes

  3. Question 3

    Which one is equal to 14?

    14

    • 4 + 11
    • 10 + 4
    • 11 + 1

  4. Question 4

    Is 6 + 10 the same as 14 + 3?

    • No, not equal (≠)
    • Yes, equal (=)

  5. Question 5

    Are there the same number of 🍎 and 🍐?

    Let's compare

    apples
    🍎🍎
    pears
    🍐🍐

    Each picture = 1

    • No, not equal (≠)
    • Yes, equal (=)

  6. Question 6

    Is 7 + 9 the same as 14 + 1?

    • No, not equal (≠)
    • Yes, equal (=)

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