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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.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 0.3.6.1 · telling whether one group has more, fewer or the same number of objects as another

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 Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, 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: Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

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 most?

    Pets in our class

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 🐰bunnies
    • 🐶dogs
    • 🐱cats

  2. Question 2

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

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

  3. Question 3

    How many 🟦 should we add so the scale balances?

    🟥🟥🟥🟥⚖️🟦
    • 3
    • 1
    • 5

  4. Question 4

    Which has more?

    Frogs and fish

    frogs
    🐸🐸🐸
    fish
    🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

    Each picture = 1

    • 🐟fish
    • 🐸frogs

  5. Question 5

    Do both rows have the same number?

    Cars and bikes

    cars
    🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
    bikes
    🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲

    Each picture = 1

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

  6. Question 6

    How many 🚗 are in the graph?

    Toys in the bin

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 9
    • 6
    • 8

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