About More or Less?
Two plates sit side by side, both holding the same kind of thing, such as apples, balloons or fish. An arrow on top asks for the plate with more or the one with fewer. Your child can count or simply judge by eye, which is a useful skill too.
How to play
- Look at the arrow: up means more, down means fewer.
- Tap the plate the arrow asks for.
- Count the things on both plates when it is hard to tell.
What your child practices
- Comparing amounts
- More and fewer
- Counting up to 9
- Judging amounts by eye
How it grows with your child
LittleAges 4-6
Up to 6 things each, at least three apart, and the arrow always asks for more.
YoungAges 6-8
Up to 9 things each, sometimes just one apart, and the arrow asks for more or fewer.
Play together
At snack time, make two small piles of crackers and ask which one has more, then ask which one has fewer.
