Compare the groups worksheet
Four comparisons on one page. Each row shows two groups of pictures side by side. The child counts both, then circles more, fewer, or same to describe the first group. Pick your numbers and pictures, then print. Free, no account, no ads.
Numbers
Within 5 is the place to start and prints the largest pictures. Within 10 suits the end of kindergarten.
Pictures
Both groups always use the same picture, so the only difference between them is how many.
Orientation
Compare the Groups
Count both groups. Look at the first group. Circle more, fewer, or same.
- morefewersame
- morefewersame
- morefewersame
- morefewersame
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How it works
Each row holds two groups of pictures with a line between them, and three words underneath. The child counts the first group, counts the second, decides which is bigger, and circles the word that describes the first group: more, fewer, or same. Nothing on the page marks the right word, so every row is real practice.
Words before symbols
This sheet uses words, not the greater than and less than signs. A child needs to understand the comparison before they meet the notation for it, and the two signs are easy to reverse. Saying it out loud comes first: this group has more, this group has fewer, these two are the same. The symbols make sense later, once the idea underneath them is solid.
One row on every sheet shows two groups that are equal. That is deliberate. A child who only ever sees a bigger side and a smaller side learns to point at the bigger pile rather than to compare, and the first equal pair they meet catches them out.
Where it fits
Counting comes first. If a child can already count a group and say how many, count and color and color the correct number of objects have done their job and this sheet is the natural next step. After comparing, the picture equation sheets add and take away: picture addition and picture subtraction. Where this sheet asks which group has more, fewer or the same, read a picture graph asks for a number instead: the rows line up on a grid, and the child counts one row and writes how many. The kindergarten and grade 1 pages gather the resources for this age, and when written practice is the right level you can make a worksheet in seconds.
A simple routine