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Kindergarten · Math · Unit 4 of 12

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.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: K.2(E); K.2(G); K.2(H) · comparing sets and numbers up to 20 with words like more, fewer and the same

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 Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 4 of 12 in Kindergarten Math, after See It Fast and before Make 5 and 10.

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

    Which has fewer?

    Cars and bikes

    cars
    🚗🚗🚗🚗
    bikes
    🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲

    Each picture = 1

    • 🚲bikes
    • 🚗cars

  2. Question 2

    Which has the most?

    Our favorite fruit

    bananas
    🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌
    apples
    🍎🍎🍎
    strawberries
    🍓🍓

    Each picture = 1

    • 🍌bananas
    • 🍎apples
    • 🍓strawberries

  3. Question 3

    How many more 🍪 to make them the same?

    Cupcakes and cookies

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

    Each picture = 1

    • 2
    • 0
    • 1

  4. Question 4

    Which has more?

    Dogs and cats

    dogs
    🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
    cats
    🐱🐱🐱

    Each picture = 1

    • 🐱cats
    • 🐶dogs

  5. Question 5

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

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

  6. Question 6

    How many 🟦 should we add so the scale balances?

    🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥⚖️🟦🟦🟦
    • 4
    • 1
    • 3

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