Starter quiz
- Which number is bigger, 14 or 17?
- 14
- 17 ✓
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- Which number is smaller, 15 or 18?
- 15 ✓
- 18
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- Which sentence is correct?
- 15 is equal to 15. ✓
- 16 is less than 10.
- 12 is equal to 15.
- 8 is more than 9.
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- Complete the comparative sentence: Twenty is ______ sixteen.
- 'more than' ✓
Which comparative sentence is correct?- Both hands show an equal number of fingers. ✓
- The left hand shows more fingers than the right hand.
- The right hand shows more fingers than the left hand.
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- Which number is smallest out of 9, 12 and 5?
- 9
- 12
- 5 ✓
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Exit quiz
Which answer shows one more cake?
Which sentence describes the beads?- 15 is one fewer than 16. ✓
- 15 and 16 are equal.
- 16 is one fewer than 15.
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- Which of these sentences is true?
- twelve is one more than eleven ✓
- six is one more than three
- eleven is one more than twelve
- three is one more than six
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- What is one less than seventeen?
- sixteen ✓
- seventeen
- seven
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- What number is one more than 19?
- 19
- 18
- 20 ✓
- 17
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- Match each sentence so that it is true.
- 12 is one more than⇔11 ✓
- 13 is one less than⇔14 ✓
- 17 is one less than⇔18 ✓
- 19 is one fewer than⇔20 ✓
- 9 is one more than⇔8 ✓
- 11 is one greater than⇔10 ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Compare collections of up to 20 items.
- Use comparative language of more, less and fewer.
- Introduce the idea of one more and one less.
- Know that sets of objects can be the same or equal.
Common misconception
Linking one more or one less than a number to the number after or before in the count.
Use objects to model one more being added or one being removed to show one less or fewer.
Keywords
More than - A bigger set has more than a smaller set.
Less than - A smaller set has less than a larger set.
Fewer than - A smaller set has fewer than a larger set.
The same as - Sets can contain the same as each other having the same number of objects, actions or sounds.
Equal to - Sets can be equal to each other having the same number of objects, actions or sounds.
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