More, Less and the Same - PowerPoint

In a Year 1 mathematics resource, students delve into the concepts of comparing quantities by learning about 'more', 'less', and 'the same'. The teaching materials aim to clarify what these terms mean through a series of engaging visual examples. For instance, students are shown two groups of animals and asked to determine which group has more. With illustrations such as a set of blue birds versus yellow birds, children are guided to observe that a group with a larger number of items is considered 'more'. The lesson continues with various examples where students compare numbers of animals, reinforcing the idea of 'more than' through practical observation and counting.

Conversely, the concept of 'less than' is introduced by comparing groups where one has a smaller quantity of items. Students are encouraged to identify which group has less, for example, by comparing yellow birds to blue birds and noting that the group with fewer birds is 'less'. To complete the trio of comparisons, the term 'the same' is explained by showing groups with equal quantities, where students must identify pairs of groups that have the same number of items. Worksheets accompanying the PowerPoint presentation allow children to practice these concepts by counting and colouring groups to visually represent 'more than', 'less than', and 'the same'. The resource is designed to help young learners grasp basic numerical comparisons in an interactive and visual manner.