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Features

  • Five questions to read aloud before the unit starts
  • Match two rows, and count two groups, to find the one with more
  • Find the two groups that have the same number
  • Circle the greater number, and write >, < or = between two numbers
  • A small picture beside each question number, so the teacher can say "find the sun"
  • A Score line, to see where each child starts
  • Answer key names the lesson each question leads into

Skills Covered

  • Match two rows to find more
  • Count two groups to find more
  • Find two groups with the same number
  • Circle the greater number
  • Write >, < or =

How to Use This Pack

One page to give before the first lesson of the unit on comparing to 10, to see what children already know. Read each of its five questions aloud: a small picture beside each question number (a sun, a moon, a car) lets you say "Find the sun. Draw lines to match." Children match two rows and circle the row with more, count two groups and circle the one with more, find the two groups that have the same number, circle the greater of two numbers and write >, < or = between two numbers. It has a Score line, and the key names the lesson each question leads into. The unit review and the unit test are packs of their own.

In the Classroom

Give the pre-check to a small group at a table before the first lesson, reading one question at a time and waiting until everyone is done. Then sort the children by what they missed: a child who picks the longer row without matching needs to line up counters one to one in the first lessons, and one who cannot yet count a group to 10 needs counting practice beside the unit. The signs are new to most children, so a miss there is no surprise; the score shows where to begin.

At Home

Use it to see what your child knows before the unit on comparing to 10 starts. Read each question aloud and let your child point and count out loud.

Tips for Success

  • Give it before the first lesson, not after
  • Read every question aloud; children answer by circling, drawing lines or writing a sign
  • Say the picture first: "Find the moon," then the question
  • Read the score as a starting point, not a grade
  • The key names the lesson each question leads into

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

  • K.CC.C.6 Decide whether one group of up to 10 objects has more, fewer or the same as another, by matching or counting.
  • K.CC.C.7 Tell which of two written numerals from 1 to 10 is greater or less.

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Kindergarten Compare to 10 Pre-Check

A read-aloud check to give before the unit on comparing to 10, to see what children already know. Children match two rows and count two groups to find the one with more, find the two groups with the same number, circle the greater number and write >, < or =.

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What’s Included

  • A one-page pre-check to read aloud (5 questions) with a Score line
  • An answer key that names each question's lesson and skill (2 pages in all)
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