Matching Fun: Learning 'As Many As'

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:48 Video
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Lesson Description

This lesson teaches 1st graders about the concept of 'as many as' by matching objects and understanding equal quantities.

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Learn Grade 1 - Maths - As Many As

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Duration: 3:48
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Key Concepts

  • Equality
  • Matching
  • One-to-one correspondence

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify when two groups have the same number of objects.
  • Students will be able to match objects in two groups to determine if they have 'as many as' each other.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they've ever shared things equally. Discuss what it means to have 'the same amount' as someone else. Introduce the term 'as many as'.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Watch the 'Learn Grade 1 - Maths - As Many As' video. Encourage students to pay attention to how the objects are matched.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    Draw two groups of objects on the board (e.g., 5 apples and 5 oranges). Ask students if there are 'as many apples as oranges'. Draw lines connecting each apple to an orange to visually demonstrate the matching. Repeat with different quantities, sometimes making the quantities unequal.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Provide students with worksheets that have different groups of objects. Have them draw lines to match the objects and circle 'yes' or 'no' to indicate if there are 'as many as'.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the concept of 'as many as'. Ask students to give examples of things in the classroom that might have 'as many as' each other (e.g., 'as many chairs as students').

Interactive Exercises

  • Matching Game
    Give each student a set of small objects (e.g., counters, blocks). Have them create two groups where there are 'as many as' each other. They can then show their groups to a partner and explain why they are equal.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean when we say there are 'as many as'?
  • Can you think of a time when you wanted to make sure you had 'as many as' someone else?

Skills Developed

  • Counting
  • Comparing quantities
  • Problem-solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which picture shows the same number of cats and dogs?

Correct Answer: 4 cats, 4 dogs

Question 2:

If you have 3 apples, how many bananas do you need to have 'as many as'?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 3:

Which sentence is true?

Correct Answer: 2 is as many as 2

Question 4:

Lisa has 2 dolls. Sarah also has 2 dolls. Do they have 'as many as'?

Correct Answer: Yes

Question 5:

What does 'as many as' mean?

Correct Answer: The same number

Question 6:

If you have 4 cookies, and your friend has 2 cookies, do you both have 'as many as'?

Correct Answer: No

Question 7:

Which of these shows 'as many as'?

Correct Answer: Four bikes and four scooters

Question 8:

You have 5 fingers on one hand. How many fingers are on your other hand to have 'as many as'?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 9:

What can you use to find out if two groups have 'as many as'?

Correct Answer: Matching

Question 10:

When two groups have 'as many as', they are...

Correct Answer: The same

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

'As many as' means having the _________ number.

Correct Answer: same

Question 2:

If you have 6 toys and your friend has 6 toys, you both have _________ many toys.

Correct Answer: as

Question 3:

To check if you have 'as many as', you can _________ the objects.

Correct Answer: match

Question 4:

If there are 4 kids and 4 apples, there are as many ________ as kids.

Correct Answer: apples

Question 5:

When you and your friend both have 10 stickers, you have _________ amounts.

Correct Answer: equal

Question 6:

Having 'as many as' is a way of saying that things are __________.

Correct Answer: equal

Question 7:

If you have 2 eyes and your doll also has 2 eyes, you both have _________ as.

Correct Answer: as many

Question 8:

Before you say there are 'as many as', you must _______ to be sure.

Correct Answer: count

Question 9:

A group of three birds has _____ _____ ____ a group of three squirrels.

Correct Answer: as many as

Question 10:

The number of pencils is the _______ as the number of erasers.

Correct Answer: same

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.D.7:Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true or false. For example, which of the following equations are true and which are false? 6 = 6, 7 = 8 - 1, 5 + 2 = 2 + 5, 4 + 1 = 5 + 2.

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