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Tagged as: Comparing
Comparing Numbers of Objects: A Start to a Lot of Math Thinking
Comparing numbers of things or quantities of objects, from blocks in front of them to the amount of water in two cups, is a fundamental beginning to many mathematical questions. Comparing is a natural starting off place for early math thinking.
Series: Ideas at Work
Let’s Wash that Math Right Into Laundry Day
April 25, 2020
En Español También. Whether you have a machine at home or visit a laundromat, there is all kinds of math involved in doing laundry. And there are all kinds of ways that children of all ages can join in the thinking and doing.
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Attribute, Comparing, En Español, Estimation, Family Math
Series: Book Ideas March 24, 2019
3 Books That Encourage Simple Graph Explorations with Young Ones
At the heart of it, graphing in the early years is about quantifying information in order to answer a question. That requires children to organize data in some visible way so that comparisons and generalizations are possible.
- Topic: Data Analysis
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Anno’s Flea Market, Comparing, Graphing, Mitsumasa Anno, Shoes, Stephen R. Swinburne, Which Would You Rather Be?, Whose Shoes?, William Steig
Series: Book Ideas March 8, 2016
4 More Children’s Books that Explore Measurement Concepts
Some time ago we suggested a few books that are great for exploring measurement concepts in primary grades. Now we're at it again.
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Anne Rockwell, Balancing Act, Books, Comparing, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Is It Larger? Is It Smaller?, Marisabina Russo, One Bean, Tana Hoban, The Line Up Book
Series: Focus on the Child June 11, 2015
Comparing Quantity with Child 4
A child compares two small sets of wooden cubes.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Child 4, Comparing, English Language Learner, Gesture
Series: Focus on the Child June 11, 2015
Estimating Quantity with Child 3
A student approximates the number of cubes in collections of increasing quantity.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Child 3, Comparing, Estimation, Unifix Cubes
Series: Focus on the Child June 11, 2015
Estimating Quantity with Child 8
A child estimates the number of cubes in a collection.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Child 8, Comparing, Estimation, Unifix Cubes
Series: Focus on the Child April 3, 2014
Estimating Quantity with Child 9
A child estimates the number of cubes in a collection.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Child 9, Comparing, Estimation, Unifix Cubes
Series: Focus on the Child April 26, 2013
Seriating Objects by Length and Capacity with Child 14
A kindergarten student finds a way to sort cups by capacity.
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Capacity, Child 14, Comparing, English Language Learner
Series: Focus on the Child March 2, 2013
Seriating Objects by Length and Capacity with Child 20
A student stacks cups to organize them by size.
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Capacity, Child 20, Comparing, Correction
Series: Focus on the Child February 20, 2013
Solving a Comparison Number Story with Child 30
A child works to discover "how many more" a person has.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Child 30, Comparing, Problem Solving