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1st grade · Math · Unit 8 of 16

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.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 1.5(E) · the equal sign as showing that both sides have the same value

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 Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 8 of 16 in 1st grade Math, after Take Away and before Shapes.

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: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

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 3 + 9 the same as 2 + 10?

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

  2. Question 2

    Is 5 + 8 the same as 2 + 11?

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

  3. Question 3

    Which one is equal to 10?

    10

    • 5 + 3
    • 7 + 4
    • 3 + 7

  4. Question 4

    Which group has fewer?

    Let's compare

    socks
    🧦🧦🧦🧦
    shoes
    👟👟👟👟👟

    Each picture = 1

    • 👟shoes
    • 🧦socks

  5. Question 5

    Is this number sentence true?

    7 + 10 = 16

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

  6. Question 6

    Which sign goes in the box?

    3 + 9 13

    • =
    • ≠

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