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More than or Less than

  • Writer: Our Special Story
    Our Special Story
  • 16 hours ago
  • 3 min read

What is it

A set of worksheets designed to help children learn the number concept of more and less by comparing two groups of items with progressive difficulty levels 


Teaching Objectives

  • Develop understanding of concepts “more” and “less”

  • Visually compare two groups of items to identify which has more or fewer objects 

  • Practice counting and strengthen one-to-one correspondence skills

  • Reinforce number comparison by practising writing “more” and “less” 

  • Develop foundational worksheet skills, including working from top to bottom and reading questions 


How to use



Level 1

  • Guide child to visually identify which group of items has “more” and “less” and prompt child to circle the correct group

    • At this stage, child is not required to count the number of items

    • This is to encourage focus on recognising the concept of “more” and “less” without counting

    • Parents can support learning by verbally comparing the two groups of items and reinforcing their child’s understanding, for example: ‘Yes, there are more rabbits than ducks”


Level 2

  • Introduce child to reading the words “more” and “less” 

    • Similar to the previous stage, child is not required to count the number of items yet

    • Child to circle the correct word and read the sentence 


Level 3

  • Child to count number of items in each group and write the correct number into the boxes provided 

    • At this stage, children begin to develop a sense of number comparison, using the question prompts to determine which number is more and which is less

    • The words “more” and “less” are used consistently throughout the worksheet to minimize confusion and reinforce understanding


Level 4

  • Child to write the numbers in the boxes provided and to decide which number is more and which number is less

    • At this stage, children are encouraged to demonstrate their understanding with minimal guidance, using faded prompts


Level 5

  • After counting, child to write the sentence (for example, 5 is more than 2) independently 

    • Provide visual prompt from level 4 for child to copy if needed


Teaching tips

  • Keep language consistent: Always use “more” and “less” to avoid confusion at the start

  • Model verbal comparison: Say things like, “There are more apples than oranges” to show how to compare and let your child try to verbalise the next comparison independently

  • Praise effort and process: Focus on the child’s thinking, not just the correct answer

  • Incorporate movement or games: Group items around the room and ask children to move to the group with more/less to make learning interactive

  • Progress gradually: Introduce other words eg “greater than”, “fewer than” when child shows consistency and is ready 

 

Here are some videos that can help with teaching the concept:


Embed more learning opportunities

  • Receptive language – “Find the sharks”, “Point to the robots”

  • Expressive language – Ask child to identify the items expressively first “What are these?”, “What do you see here?”




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