More, Fewer & Same As

In math we are learning about the relationship between two groups of objects by using the terms more than, fewer than or same as. This can sometimes be a difficult concept to grasp. To help solidify the concept I came up with a game the class played this afternoon. They had fun and really did a great job with it so I wanted to share it with you because they could easily play this at home with simple items around the house to practice the concept. All you need is a dice and two different groups of items for each player to use. (For example: ziti and elbow pasta, pennies and nickels, Cheerios and fruit loops, etc...) To play, player one rolls the dice and lines that many items up. Next, player two rolls and then lines their number of items up under player ones items being sure to line each of their items directly under each of player ones items. Once both players items are lined up ask your child which group has more, which group has fewer, how many more or fewer does player 1 have from player 2, and how many more or fewer does player 2 have from player 1. If both players roll the same number then they would answer that player 1 has the same as player 2. After they answer using the correct vocabulary (more, fewer, same as) clear your items and play again, this time having player 2 roll first. Continue playing until both players have had 5 or more turns rolling first for a total of 10 or more games. I've included some photos from this afternoon of them playing the game.

I hope you will be able to play this game at home some night soon!

 

 

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