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Math · Ages 6–8 · 15 minutes

Data Detective: Most, Least, and Same

Children compare category totals before using most, least, or the same amount accurately.

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Data Detective: Most, Least, and Same

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Today I am practising: identifying largest, smallest, and equal categories in data

1

A graph has 2 red, 5 blue, and 3 green votes. Which has most?

2

Which color has least?

3

Make two rows with the same number of counters.

4

Circle the equal totals: 4 and 4, or 3 and 5.

5

Write a sentence using most about a snack graph.

6

Make a three-category count with one most and one least.

Grown-up guide
  1. Use matching rows or counters before asking a child to compare written numbers.
  2. Use same amount rather than equal if that phrase is more familiar, then connect the words.
  3. Ask the child to name the numbers as well as the winning category.