More, Less, Same, step by step
You can often tell which group has more just by looking. Counting confirms it.
- LINE THEM UPPut the two groups side by side, one item against one item.
- LOOK FOR LEFTOVERSWhichever row keeps going has more.
- SAY IT"This row has more. That row has less."
- IF THEY END TOGETHERThey are the same — equal.
- NOW COUNTCount both to check what your eyes told you.
example
- 5 apples against 3 pears
- Two apples have no partner
- So there are more apples — 2 more
Matching one-to-one is more reliable than counting for a five-year-old.
Questions about the More, Less, Same poster
- What’s on the More, Less, Same poster?
- 5 numbered steps, with a full worked run-through. You can often tell which group has more just by looking. Counting confirms it. LINE THEM UP — Put the two groups side by side, one item against one item.; LOOK FOR LEFTOVERS — Whichever row keeps going has more.; SAY IT — "This row has more. That row has less."; IF THEY END TOGETHER — They are the same — equal.; NOW COUNT — Count both to check what your eyes told you.. Matching one-to-one is more reliable than counting for a five-year-old.
- Who is the More, Less, Same poster for?
- More, Less, Same is filed under Kindergarten (ages 5–6), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting math, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
- When should you use the More, Less, Same poster?
- Put out two handfuls and ask which has more — before anyone counts. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so More, Less, Same belongs on the wall where that math work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with More, Less, Same?
- 2D Shapes, Counting by Tens and Counting to 100 sit alongside More, Less, Same in the Kindergarten set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.2D ShapesCounting by TensCounting to 100
- Is the More, Less, Same poster free to download and print?
- Yes. More, Less, Same downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Kindergarten set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the More, Less, Same poster print at?
- More, Less, Same is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of More, Less, Same loses nothing.Printing guide
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