Virginia SOL K.NS.2.e
The Standard
Given a numeral up to 30, construct a set which has more, fewer, or the same number of objects using concrete or pictorial models.
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will identify, represent, and compare quantities up to 30.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read a number and create a collection that follows a given comparison word. They count their objects to check that the collection is greater, less, or equal.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can make a group that correctly follows a comparison direction. The student counts the group accurately and explains whether its amount is greater, less, or equal.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse more and fewer, or think more always means exactly one more. They may miscount objects, skip an object, or count one object twice.
How to Assess It
- Show the numeral 14. Ask students to draw and label three groups: one with less than 14, one with 14, and one with more than 14.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students numeral cards, comparison word cards, and counters, then have them build a matching collection and count it aloud.
Ask, “Jada has 18 blocks; what amounts could Sam have if he has fewer?” Record and discuss several correct answers.
Play Build It Right: students draw a numeral and a comparison card, then race to make a correct counter set.
Set up pretend lunch bags and ask students to pack more, fewer, or the same number of crackers as a number label.
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Related Standards
- K.NS.2.c
Determine and write the numeral that corresponds to the total number of objects in a given set of 30 or fewer concrete objects or pictorial models.
- K.NS.2.d
Given a set of up to 30 objects, construct another set which has more, fewer, or the same number of objects using concrete or pictorial models.
- K.NS.2.b
Construct a set of objects that corresponds to a given numeral within 30, including an empty set.
- K.NS.1.a
Use one-to-one correspondence to determine how many are in a given set containing 30 or fewer concrete objects (e.g., cubes, pennies, balls), and describe the l...
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