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Kindergarten · Math · Unit 4 of 13

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.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: NY-K.CC.6; NY-K.CC.7 · telling whether one group has more, fewer or the same, 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 New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 4 of 13 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: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

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 fewer?

    Ducks and chicks

    ducks
    🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
    chicks
    🐥🐥🐥

    Each picture = 1

    • 🐥chicks
    • 🦆ducks

  2. Question 2

    How many more 🚗 to make them the same?

    Cars and bikes

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 3
    • 4
    • 2

  3. Question 3

    Which has the fewest?

    Bugs we saw

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 🐜ants
    • 🐞ladybugs
    • 🐝bees

  4. Question 4

    How many 🍌 are in the graph?

    Our favorite fruit

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 5
    • 6
    • 4

  5. Question 5

    Which has more?

    Cupcakes and cookies

    cupcakes
    🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁
    cookies
    🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

    Each picture = 1

    • 🧁cupcakes
    • 🍪cookies

  6. Question 6

    Do both rows have the same number?

    Stars and moons

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

    Each picture = 1

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

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