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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.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: K.CC.C.6; K.CC.C.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 Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, 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: Maine 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

    Which has more?

    Frogs and fish

    frogs
    🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸
    fish
    🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

    Each picture = 1

    • 🐟fish
    • 🐸frogs

  2. Question 2

    How many 🟦 should we add so the scale balances?

    🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥⚖️🟦🟦🟦🟦
    • 1
    • 3
    • 2

  3. Question 3

    How many more 🐶 to make them the same?

    Dogs and cats

    dogs
    🐶🐶🐶
    cats
    🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱

    Each picture = 1

    • 6
    • 2
    • 4

  4. Question 4

    How many 🐱 are in the graph?

    Pets in our class

    dogs
    🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
    bunnies
    🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰
    cats
    🐱

    Each picture = 1

    • 2
    • 0
    • 1

  5. Question 5

    Which has the fewest?

    Our favorite fruit

    grapes
    🍇🍇🍇🍇
    bananas
    🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌
    strawberries
    🍓

    Each picture = 1

    • 🍓strawberries
    • 🍇grapes
    • 🍌bananas

  6. Question 6

    Do both rows have the same number?

    Cars and bikes

    cars
    🚗🚗🚗
    bikes
    🚲🚲🚲🚲

    Each picture = 1

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

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