More Fruit, Less Fruit
Here's What To Do
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Place two groups of food in front of your child. For example, one pile with 4 grapes and another with 6 grapes.
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Ask your child to compare by saying, “Can you tell which group has more? Which has less? How do you know?”
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Check the answer together by saying, “Let’s count together and see how much is in each group.”
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Repeat. Make sure to sometimes include groups that are the same.
Put PEER Into Action
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Pause:
- Stretch your arms high into the sky and breathe in. Breathe out slowly, counting down from 10.
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Engage:
- "Does one group have more? Does one group have less? Or are they the same?"
- “Let’s see if you can see which one has more or less without counting”
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Encourage:
- If your child is not counting the items say “Look at how quickly you noticed which group had more. Now make sure you count them to find out for sure.”
- Have your child explain their thinking: “Why do you think 8 is more than 5? How did you figure that out?”
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Reflect:
- “How can you tell if one group has more or less?"
Not quite ready?
Use smaller quantities such as 0-5 objects as you compare more, less or same.
Ready for more?
Have children compare quantities more than ten.
As your child masters this skill...
They will be able to compare quantities of 0-10 that have more, less or the same amounts.