Comparing Sets

Young mathematicians spin their way to a deeper number sense with this fun, collaborative activity. Using two spinners, one with the numbers 0-9 and the other with the decades 00-90, pairs of students take turns building and comparing...

Learners look at various sets and find which has more.  In this comparing sets lesson, students look at sets and find a lesser set of the same object. Learners create subtraction problems from sets.

Expand the the comparative language of young mathematicians with a hand-on weight measurement activity. Working independently or in pairs, children compare the weight of large wooden blocks to various other classroom objects, recording...

Practice the comparison words lighter, heavier, longer, shorter, smaller, and bigger using this visual chart. For each set of three objects, pupils order them according to one of these terms. The six terms are illustrated above for...

Students compare 2 sets using less than or more than. For this comparing lesson, students look at pictures of items and find which set has more.  They complete multiple choice questions on which set has less. 

For your English Learners, and any young mathematicians, a worksheet to develop academic vocabulary: "more" and "fewer." Pictures convey the definition of each word; learners compare sets of objects and circle the one that shows "more"...

You may not be able to set them up and topple them over, but this set of printable dominoes can be used in a number of ways to support children's learning. A great resource for any primary grade teacher.

Add some visual support to your elementary geometry lessons with this set of printable shape cards. From triangles and squares to octagons and nanogons, this simple resource can be used in countless ways to develop children's knowledge...

Young learners write subtraction problems which they model using cubes in order to review counting back. They complete a table that shows how they compare sets.

Compose and decompose sets of 13 and 14 and compare sets of each with your little learners. They use objects to construct sets of 13 and 14, record their answers, and compare sets in several different ways.