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Mathematics · Preschool

Compare Small Groups

Who has more boats? Children compare groups of up to five by pairing things one to one and by counting each group, and learn the words more, fewer and the same. A final lesson shows that a longer line or bigger things do not mean more.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 28 minutes
  • More or fewer check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, count and share out one each
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What learners will discover

  • Compare two small groups by pairing them one to one, and say which has more, which has fewer, or that they are the same.
  • Compare two groups of up to five by counting each group.
  • Explain that spreading things out, or using bigger things, does not make more.

Lessons

  1. Pair them up 7 steps3 practiceabout 10 min
  2. Count to compare 6 steps4 practiceabout 9 min
  3. Don't be tricked! 6 steps3 practiceabout 9 min
  4. More or fewer check 4 questions at the end

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