Printable Comparing Groups Worksheets

Printable comparing groups worksheets for kindergarten through 2nd grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 3 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as choose more, choose fewer, equal tick, and count and compare.

Targeted Practice by Skill

About Comparing Groups

What this skill is

Comparing groups teaches children to evaluate two picture sets to determine which has more, fewer (less), or an equal number of items using matching or counting.

When children learn it

Comparing group quantities is taught in prekindergarten and kindergarten, aligned to K.CC.C.6.

Teaching Tips

  • Draw one-to-one matching lines between items in both sets.
  • Count both groups and write digits before comparing.

Common Mistakes

  • Judging group size by physical spread rather than actual counted quantity.
  • Confusing the terms more and fewer.

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