Lesson 5 Make Groups of More, Fewer, or the Same

    • Let’s make groups of objects that have more, fewer, or the same number of objects as another group.

Warm-up How Many Do You See: Fingers on Two Hands

How many do you see? How do you see them?

Discuss your thinking with your partner.
Use your fingers to show how many there are.

  1. Fingers counting.
  2. Fingers counting.
  3. Fingers counting.

Activity 1 Introduce Less, Same, More, Groups of Objects

Choose a group of objects and place them in the box at the top of the mat.

Activity 2 Introduce Math Fingers, Fewer or More

We are going to learn a new way to play the Math Fingers center. Let’s play a round together.

Activity 3 Center: Choice Time

Choose a center.

Less, Same, More

Center. Less, Same, More.

Shake and Spill

Center. Shake and Spill.

Number Race

Center. Number Race.

Math Fingers

Center. Math Fingers.

Pattern Blocks

Center. Pattern Blocks.

Picture Books

Center. Picture books.