Week 05 · Compare and measure
Number Hunt
Number Hunt
// Greater, less, longer and heavier
⏱ about 15 min
Saturday: Number Hunt
Bennie and Oliver walk the trail together.
"Let us hunt for things to compare!"
"Find something long and something short."
Hunt and compare
Walk around your home or yard.
Find pairs of things.
Ask which is longer, taller or heavier.
Try it: Number Hunt
Find a long stick and a short one.
Find a tall thing and a short thing.
Lift two shoes. Which is heavier?
Make a group of 4 and 7 rocks.
Which group is greater?
Find a tall thing and a short thing.
Lift two shoes. Which is heavier?
Make a group of 4 and 7 rocks.
Which group is greater?
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which word means more?
How do we check which is longer?
Which number is greater, 4 or 7?
COMPARE ONCE MORE
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which is fewer, 8 or 6?The blue train has 5 cubes. The red train has 9. Which is longer?
◇ COMPARE WITH A GROWN-UP
Each of you takes a handful of spoons.
Count your spoons.
Who has more? Who has fewer?
Play three times.
Count your spoons.
Who has more? Who has fewer?
Play three times.
Draw two things you compared.
For a grown-up
This week your child compared numbers.
They also compared length, height and weight.
Ask, "Which is greater, 5 or 8?"
Ask which of two things is heavier.
They also compared length, height and weight.
Ask, "Which is greater, 5 or 8?"
Ask which of two things is heavier.
Great hunting! Next week we count to 20.