Is it equal?

 This week we have continued exploring numbers within 5 and learning what the word equal means!

Equal means exactly the same amount!

We have looked closely groups of  objects to see when they have an equal number.

We have explored if it matters how the items are placed or if they are further apart or arranged differently, are they still equal? (Of course if the amount is the same!)

Are these two groups equal?

                                  

How about these?

                                                         

You could play a game at home - find a small group of objects (between 1 and 5) Anything will do, coins, lego, bottle tops or pegs for example.  Ask if your child can make a group of an equal number?

Use the word lots at home, again meal times is a great time e.g "Everyone has an equal number of fishfingers on their plate, they all have 2!