Today we will sort, match and compare. Let us play!
Sorting into groups
To sort means to put things that are alike in the same group. We can sort by colour, size or kind.
Red: 🍎🍓🍅
Yellow: 🍌🍋🌽
Say why: “These are all red.”
Matching one to one
To match, put one thing from each group side by side. Give each mango an orange partner.
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Two mangoes have no partner. There are more mangoes. 5 is more than 3. 3 is less than 5.
As many as, most and least
If everything has a partner, the groups have as many as each other.
The group with the most has the biggest number. The group with the least has the smallest number.
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Try it
TRY ITSort it, then match and compare
Pick a game. Then tap your answer.
Let’s practise
Try each one. Then tap Show answer to check.
1. Sort these into two groups: 🍎 🍌 🍓 🍋. How did you sort them?
Show answer
Red: 🍎 🍓. Yellow: 🍌 🍋. That is sorting by colour.
2. Match them up. Which row has more?
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The cars. 4 is more than 2.
3. Tia has 3 sweets. Ravi has 3 sweets. Which is true?
(a) Tia has more.
(b) Ravi has more.
(c) They have as many as each other.
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(c) They have as many as each other.
4. Which group has the least?
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The middle group, with 2 stars.
Quick check
Can you answer these by yourself?
1. What does sort mean?
Show answer
To put things that are alike in the same group.
2. Which is more, 6 or 4?
Show answer
6 is more than 4.
3. Each child has one hat, with none left over. Are there more hats, or as many as?
Show answer
As many as.
Maths words
Say these words with an adult. Can you use each one in a sentence?
sort · group · match · more than · less than · as many as · most · least
Try it at home
- Sort the clean washing: socks in one group, shirts in another.
- Set one plate for each person. Are there as many plates as people?
- Sort your toys by colour or size. Tell an adult why.
For parents and teachers
After this lesson, your child should be able to:
- sort objects into groups and explain the rule
- match two groups one to one to find which has more, less or as many as
- use the words more than, less than, as many as, most and least
Let your child choose the sorting rule and explain it. Use real objects first, then pictures.
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Updates
2026/10/30
– First version of this lesson (draft).
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FOOD Chaguanas Fruit Stall 1.jpg – Grueslayer – CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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