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Week 04 · More, fewer, the same

Thursday

Rosie sorts the pile
// Match, sort and count
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Rosie sorts the pile

Chris the Coyote tells a sorting story.

"Rosie finds leaves and acorns," he says.

"She sorts them into groups."

Story: The fall pile

Rosie finds a big pile on the trail.

She puts the leaves in one group.

She puts the acorns in another group.

She counts 5 leaves and 3 acorns.

"More leaves!" says Rosie.

COUNT THE GROUPS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
leafHow many leaves did Rosie count?
acornHow many acorns did Rosie count?
Which group has more?

Learn it: sort, then count

To sort, put matching things together.

Then count each group.

Bennie sorts counters by color.

Six red counters and four gold counters

He counts 6 red counters.

He counts 4 gold counters.

Red has more.

SORT BY COLOR
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A ten-frame with six red counters and four gold countersSort by color. How many red counters?
A ten-frame with six red counters and four gold countersSort by color. How many gold counters?
A ten-frame with three red counters and five gold countersSort by color. How many gold counters?
A ten-frame with seven red counters and two gold countersSort by color. How many red counters?
WHICH GROUP HAS MORE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A ten-frame with six red counters and four gold countersSix red and four gold. Which has more?
A ten-frame with three red counters and five gold countersThree red and five gold. Which has more?
SentenceTrue or false?
Sorting puts matching things together.?
Rosie found more acorns than leaves.?
We count each group after we sort.?
WHY THIS EXERCISERosie had 5 leaves and 3 acorns.
COMPARE THE GROUPS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
five red dots on the left and three blue dots on the rightWhich is more, 5 or 3?
four red dots on the left and six blue dots on the rightWhich is fewer, 4 or 6?
three red dots on the left and three blue dots on the rightAre the two groups the same?
COUNT ROSIE'S LEAVES
  • Rosie counts each leaf once.
  • Tap the numbers in counting order.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
55th
Try it
Find leaves and rocks outside.
Sort them into two groups.
Count each group.
Which group has more?

Word Spot: run, number, way

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Run: R-U-N.

Number: N-U-M-B-E-R.

Way: W-A-Y.

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.
I can ___ fast.
Three is a ___.
Which ___ do we go?

What a tidy story! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.

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