About this game

Cut like the model

Cut like the model: 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

Cutting ribbon for a gift teaches a trick: hold the new piece against the old one. Cut like the model is a Kindergarten game built on that habit. Each card shows four pictures, and each picture pairs the model strip with a second strip, both starting from the same line. Your child taps the picture where the second strip was cut to the same length. Five cards make a round, the instruction is read aloud, and every answer is checked with the same reason: same start, same end.

This is direct comparison, the first step of measuring. No numbers, no ruler yet. Two lengths match when they begin together and stop together. Because every strip starts from one line, only the far end needs checking.

The hard choice is the strip one step off, such as five against four. At a glance it looks right. Ask, "Do the two ends line up?" and let your child slide a finger down across both ends. Then name the care: "You checked the very end."

Aligned with

  • K.MD.A.1 Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
  • K.MD.A.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

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