More, Fewer, or Same?

Compare two groups up to 5 and say how you know.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. 10 minutes or less.

For grown-ups

Your child compares two groups up to 5, says more, fewer, or the same, and explains by matching. We suggest reading it together.

What children learn in Level 23

How do you know which has more? Match them up! The row with extras has more. The other row has fewer.
Careful! These fish are spread out, so their row looks long. But match them up: there are fewer fish!
Your turn! Give each elephant a peanut. More, fewer, or the same?
When none are left over, they're the same, even if one row looks longer.
Try it with a grown-up! Put out some spoons and some forks. Match each spoon with a fork. Say: more, fewer, or the same, and how you know.

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS), 48–60 months:

CD-MA1.4d — Describes sets as having more, less, same as/equal.
CD-MA7.4c — Uses reasoning skills to determine the solution to a mathematical problem and communicates why.