More, Fewer, Same

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

K

Overview

Students in kindergarten will not use greater than, less than, or equal symbols, but they do need to learn how to compare numbers. This video helps students learn how to compare groups that contain up to ten objects.

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): KG

MA19.K.6

Orally identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater/more than, less/fewer than, or equal/the same as the number of objects in another group, in groups containing up to 10 objects, by using matching, counting, or other strategies.

UP:MA19.K.6

Vocabulary

  • Compare
  • Greater than
  • More than
  • Less than
  • Fewer than
  • Equal

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to identify which number is larger and which number is smaller.
  • number word sequence.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Count sequentially.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a set of objects is either greater than, less than, or equal to another set of objects.
Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): KG

MA19.K.7

Compare two numbers between 0 and 10 presented as written numerals (without using inequality symbols).

UP:MA19.K.7

Vocabulary

  • Relational thinking
  • Inequality symbols

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to identify which number is larger and which number is smaller with number 0 - 10.
  • number word sequence.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • count sequentially.
  • Apply strategies for comparing numbers.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • successive number names refer to quantities that are larger than the previous numbers in the counting sequence.
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