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Week 06 · Story problems

Thursday

A compare story
// Chris tells number stories
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: A compare story

Chris the Coyote tips his hat.

"Tonight's story is about feathers and acorns," he says.

"Listen closely. Who has more?"

Story: Chris and Samantha

Chris found 9 feathers by the river.

Samantha the Squirrel found 5 acorns under a tree.

They lined them up side by side.

They matched one feather to one acorn.

Four feathers had no acorn to match.

"I have 4 more!" said Chris.

9 red dots and 5 blue dots

Red dots are feathers. Blue dots are acorns. Match them up.

STORY QUESTIONS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
nine red dots on the left and five blue dots on the rightWhich is more, 9 or 5?
Chris has 9 feathers. Samantha has 5 acorns. How many more feathers?
acornHow many acorns did Samantha find?

How many more? How many fewer?

To compare, match the two groups one to one.

Count the extras. That is how many more.

You can also take away: 9 - 5 = 4.

COMPARE STORIES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
eight red dots on the left and three blue dots on the rightBennie has 8 apples. Riley has 3. How many more does Bennie have?
ten red dots on the left and seven blue dots on the rightRosie has 10 seeds. Lucy has 7. How many fewer does Lucy have?
six red dots on the left and two blue dots on the rightThere are 6 ducks and 2 geese. How many more ducks?
Donnie has 14 leaves. Hazel has 8. How many more does Donnie have?
MORE OR FEWER?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
seven red dots on the left and ten blue dots on the rightWhich is more, 7 or 10?
six red dots on the left and four blue dots on the rightWhich is fewer, 6 or 4?
three red dots on the left and eight blue dots on the rightWhich is fewer, 3 or 8?
WHAT HAPPENED FIRST?
  • Think about the story.
  • Tap the parts in order.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
SentenceTrue or false?
Chris found more feathers than acorns.?
Samantha found 9 acorns.?
9 - 5 = 4.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESamantha found 5 acorns, not 9.
Try it
Make a row of 7 spoons.
Make a row of 4 forks below it.
Match one spoon to one fork.
How many more spoons are there?

Word Spot: turned, asked

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Turned: T-U-R-N-E-D.

Asked: A-S-K-E-D.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
She ___ the page.
He ___ a good question.

What a story! Tomorrow Freddy has a story game.

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