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About this game
Compare numbers: the smaller 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.
Smaller is the word that trips children up, more than bigger ever does. Compare numbers: the smaller one asks a Kindergarten child to tap the smaller of two written numbers, from 1 to 5. The ten cards hold every possible pair, and five of them make a round. The instruction is read aloud, and each answer is checked and explained: 1 is smaller than 4, because we say one before four.
Children hear bigger and more all day. Smaller gets less practice. The hint keeps it concrete: the number you say first is the smaller one. Comparing in both directions builds a real sense of order.
Close pairs, such as 4 and 5, invite a reflex tap on the bigger number. Slow the moment down. Say the question again, then ask, "Which one comes first when we count?" Praise the listening: "You heard smaller and checked."