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A Book About Counting Numbers and Operations Grades K/1 Students make sets and count forward and backward using the numbers 1-10.. My Sister is in 3rd Grade: Putting Numbers in Order Nu

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Words for Math Comparisons

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Freeman, Marcia S (Marcia Sheehan),

1937-More ice cream : words for math comparisons / Marcia S Freeman.

p cm (Math focal points)

Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota

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Objects and Stuff

Why are there fewer fish in the class aquariumtoday? How much less water does our aquariumhave than the one in the office?

Objects are things we can count, such as books

and bananas Stuff is a word to describe such

things as sand, water, and air You can’t count

stuff unless you put it in a container

We use words such as many, much, some, a lot,

lots of, gobs, tons, and dozens to describe

numbers of objects and quantities of stuff

When you talk about quantities of objects, yousimply use numbers You say, “I have 32 marbles.”

When you talk about amounts of stuff that you

can’t count such as sand, water, and air, you

might say, “I have a lot of sand.”

Or, you can put the stuff in containers and thencount how many containers You might say, “I

How Many? How Much?

How do you know which words to use

when you compare quantities of pebbles

or pudding, sisters or syrup, marshmallows

or milk?

Comparing Numbers

of Objects and Amounts

of Stuff

When you compare things that you can countlike children, you say, “How many more?”

How many more girls are there than boys?

Many or Much?

When you compare stuff that you can’t count likesoup or salad, you say, “How much more?”

How much more salad do you have

than James?

Do you have fewer cookies than your classmate

or do you have less cookies? Do you have fewer

milk in your glass than your sister or do you have

less milk?

Fewer or Less?

The rule for fewer and less is simple:

use fewer if you can count the things, use less if

you can’t

Fewer pancakes, less syrup

How many more or how much more? Fewer than

or less than? Now, you are ready to compare thenumbers of objects and quantities of stuff in

your world

amount (uh MOUNT) — how much of something there is

container (kon TAIN er) — something to put things in,

such as a box, can, or bowl

quantities (kwant uh tees) — amounts or numbers

of things

syrup (SUR uhp) — a thick sweet liquid

Further Reading

Endres, Hallie How Much Money? Yellow Umbrella Books, 2006.

Giganti, Paul Jr How Many Blue Birds Flew Away? Greenwillow

About the Author

Marcia S Freeman loves writing nonfiction for children Her fifty or more children’s books include science, geography, and math titles A Cornell

1, 2, 3, Go! A Book About Counting

Numbers and Operations (Grades K/1)

Students make sets and count forward and

backward using the numbers 1-10.

My Sister is in 3rd Grade: Putting Numbers in Order

Numbers and Operations (Grades K/1)

Students learn about ordinal numbers,

relative magnitudes and number lines.

Sticky Fingers: Exploring the Number 5

Numbers and Operations and Algebra (Grades K/1)

Students use the number 5 to learn addition

and subtraction strategies.

A Dozen Cousins: Exploring the Number 12

Numbers and Operations and Algebra (Grades K/1)

Students use the number 12 to learn about sets including

comparing, adding to, taking away from, and part to whole

Shapes and Patterns We Know:

A Book About Shapes and Patterns

Geometry (Grades K/1)

Students identify and describe common geometric

shapes and patterns found in nature

What is Big Compared to Me? A Book About Measurements

Measurement (Grades K/1)

Students learn about ordering and comparing objects

by measurable attributes

Mashed Potatoes: Collecting Data

Numbers and Operations (Grades 2/3)

Students learn about comparing data in the base

ten numeration system.

Is an Inchworm an Inch? Measuring with Fractions

Numbers and Operations (Grades 2/3)

Students learn about using fractions and units

in linear measurement.

What Makes 10? A Book About Number Facts

Number and Operations and Algebra (Grades 2/3)

Students learn about carrying and regrouping in the

base ten numeration system.

Multiply by Hand: The Nines Facts

Number and Operations and Algebra (Grades 2/3)

Students learn basic multiplication and division strategies.

More Pudding: Words for Math Comparisons

Measurement (Grades 2/3)

Students learn about math words and symbols we

use to compare different things.

Taking Sides: Exploring Geometry

Geometry (Grades 2/3)

Students use attributes and properties of two-dimensional shapes to solve problems.