About this game

Compare numbers: the bigger one

Compare numbers: the bigger one: a free Kindergarten math game for ages 5-6. Each round draws 5 questions; instructions are read aloud and every answer is checked and explained.

How it plays and why it helps

Which is bigger, 4 or 3? Compare numbers: the bigger one asks that about two written numbers at a time, in a Kindergarten game. Its ten cards cover every pair from 1 to 5, and each round draws five of them. The instruction is read aloud, your child taps the bigger number, and every answer is checked and explained: 5 is bigger than 1, because when we count we say one before five.

The hint ties size to counting: the number you say last is the bigger one. That link between order and amount is where comparing numbers begins. Close pairs are harder. 4 and 5 sit side by side in the count.

Some children tap the 1. In everyday talk, number one is the winner, the best, the first in line. Ask your child to count up to both numbers out loud, then ask, "Which one did we say later?" Praise the strategy: "You used counting to decide."

Aligned with

  • K.CC.C.6 Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.
  • K.CC.C.7 Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.

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