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Teddy Bear Tea Party: More, Fewer, or Same?

Line up and count to compare two groups.

Line them up

Match each shape in the top row with one shape in the bottom row. Then compare.

1.
Each ● is a cup. Each ■ is a saucer.
● ● ● ● ● cups
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ saucers
Are there more cups or more saucers?
  • A. More cups
  • B. More saucers
  • C. The same number
2.
Each ▲ is a teddy bear. Each ■ is a chair.
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ bears
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ chairs
Which sentence is true?
  • A. There are the same number of bears and chairs.
  • B. There are more bears than chairs.
  • C. There are fewer bears than chairs.
3.
Each ● is a cookie. Each ■ is a plate.
● ● ● ● cookies
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ plates
Word bank: more · fewer · same

There are   cookies than plates.

4.
Each ● is a spoon. Each ■ is a napkin.
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● spoons
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ napkins
Word bank: more · fewer · same

There are   spoons than napkins.

Count and compare

Count each group. Then compare the groups.

5.
Each ▲ is a party hat. Each ● is a teddy bear.
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ hats
● ● ● ● ● ● bears

There are   hats.
There are   bears.
There are   hats than bears.

6.
Mia puts 5 cupcakes on her tray. Each ● is a cupcake.
● ● ● ● ●
Which tray has the same number of cupcakes as Mia's tray?
  • A. ● ● ● ●
  • B. ● ● ● ● ● ●
  • C. ● ● ● ● ●
7.
Each ● is a berry. Ava has this many berries:
● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Circle every friend who has fewer berries than Ava.

Ben: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●Lin: ● ● ● ●Omar: ● ● ● ● ● ● ●Zuri: ● ● ● ● ● ●Kofi: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

8.
There are 5 teddy bears at the party.
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
Each ■ is one thing. Does each group have more, fewer, or the same number as the bears?
Spoons: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■Bows: ■ ■Cups: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■Plates: ■ ■ ■ ■Cookies: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
More than the bearsFewer than the bearsSame as the bears

Party puzzles

Think about more, fewer, and same.

9.
Each ● is a cup. Each ■ is a plate. Match each table to the sentence that is true.
  1. ● ● ● ● cups
    ■ ■ ■ ■ plates
  2. ● ● ● ● ● ● cups
    ■ ■ ■ plates
  3. ● ● cups
    ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ plates
  1. A. There are fewer cups than plates.
  2. B. There are the same number of cups and plates.
  3. C. There are more cups than plates.
10.
Jay has 8 cookies. He spreads them out in a long line. Kim has 8 cookies. She puts them close together in a short line. Who has more cookies?
  • A. Jay, because his line is longer.
  • B. Kim, because her cookies are close together.
  • C. They have the same number of cookies.
11.
Each ● is a strawberry.
Rosa: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Tom: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Who has fewer strawberries?   has fewer strawberries.

12.
Draw 5 teddy bears. Draw 1 hat for each bear. Are there more hats, fewer hats, or the same number of hats as bears? Tell how you know.