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More, fewer, the same

Use partners and leftovers to compare small groups.

Paper packet. Every task here also exists on screen, where it is checked automatically; answers written on paper are not assessed by Nydus. When you are back at a device, enter your answers there.

1. What you will learn

Make pairs to find more, fewer or the same.

2. Words to hear

3. Pair before comparing

Give each toy bear one cup. If cups remain after every bear has one, there are more cups than bears. If a bear has no cup, there are fewer cups than bears. If every bear and every cup belongs to a pair, the amounts are the same. Bigger cups do not count as extra cups.

4. Picnic task for an adult to review

Arrange a pretend picnic for three to five toys. Count guests, supply one place each, compare extra or missing dishes, then adjust when a guest arrives. Tell or show your reasoning. The adult scores counting, one-to-one supply and adjustment: 0 not yet, 1 with mathematical help, 2 independently. Read directions or accept pointing without supplying answers. Require 2 in each area across two arrangements. Record reviewer, date, observations and support; retry after feedback. This human performance is not certified by screen answers.

5. Three cups, two bears

1. [Three cup counters] [Two bear counters]

   Give each bear one cup.

   Two pairs.

   Use one cup per bear.

2. Look for leftovers.

   One cup remains.

   The cups have more.

6. Three bears, two cups

1. [Three bear counters] [Two cup counters]

   Make the possible pairs.

   Two pairs.

   Each cup is used once.

2. Your turn: work this step out. Its working is at the end of the packet.

   Check who is waiting.

7. Guided practice

Two plates face three cups. Match the groups to more and fewer.

Audio transcript: None

8. Guided practice

Which collection has more objects: ● ● ● ● or ▲ ▲?

• ● ● ● ●
• ▲ ▲

Audio transcript: None

9. Practice

Compare one large ball with three small balls. Match the groups to fewer and more.

Audio transcript: None

10. Somewhere new

A toy picnic has four spoons and three bowls. Pair one spoon with each bowl. How many spoons are left without a bowl?

Answer: unmatched spoons

Audio transcript: None

11. Lesson test

Lesson test: one question per skill, one attempt each, no hints. Your answers are checked when you submit.

12. Test question

Five toys need one seat each. Only three seats are ready. How many more seats must you bring?

Answer: additional seats

Audio transcript: None

13. What you can do now

Show which objects lack partners and tell how many more things you need to bring.

Working for the steps left to you

6. Three bears, two cups, step 2