Mate Matcher Worksheet Mate Matcher
Can you find the perfect pair?
Name:
Date:
Help the friends find their mates! Draw a line to connect the items that go together. Circle the group that has MORE items.
Match Them
🎨 Coloring Challenge:
Find the row where one item is LEFTOVER. Color that item bright purple!
Mate Matcher Slides Mate Matcher
Can we find a pair for everyone?
Do we have enough?
Look at these keys and locks.
If we try to open them all, will every key have a lock to fit in?
One-to-One Match!
Cup
Cookie
One cup for every cookie!
WAIT! What happened?
VS
There is a leftover dog. That means the dog group has MORE .
Your Turn!
We are going to find mates for our classroom objects. Get ready to match!
Draw Pairs
Spot Leftovers
Find More
Pairing Professionals Guide Pairing Professionals
Teacher Facilitation Guide | Lesson 1: Matching Mates
Prep Time: 10 Mins
Objective
Students will demonstrate one-to-one correspondence by pairing concrete objects and identify which group has "more" by spotting leftovers.
Materials
• 10-15 Keys and 8-10 Locks
• Matching Mates Slides
• Mate Matcher Worksheet
• Colorful yarn or string
Lesson Flow
1
The Hook (5 mins)
"I have a big pile of keys and a big pile of locks. I'm worried some keys won't have a home!"
Dump the objects on a rug. Ask students to guess if there are enough locks for every key. Introduce the word prediction .
2
Pairing Activity (15 mins)
Call students up one by one to take a key and find a lock. Once paired, they place the pair in a designated "Match Zone."
Discussion Prompts:
• "Is there a key waiting for a lock?"
• "What do we call the ones left over? (Remainders/Leftovers)"
• "Does the key group or lock group have MORE ?"
3
Concept Deep Dive (10 mins)
Use the Mate Matcher Slides to transition from physical objects to 2D representations. Use the digital "ink" or a pointer to draw lines connecting objects on the screen.
Differentiation & Support
Scaffolding:
Use physical yarn to literally tie items together. Limit the number of items to 3 per group.
Extension:
Ask students to find "how many more" one group has compared to the other by counting the leftovers.
Tower Time Slides Tower Time
Let's build, count, and compare!
Count the Blocks
3
5
Which tower is taller?
Taller means More
When we stand two towers next to each other, the one that is taller has more blocks!
Eye Spy Comparison
2 Blocks
4 Blocks
4 is MORE than 2!
Builder Mission
1 Pick a Number Card
2 Build Your Tower
3 Stand it Next to a Friend's
Tower Builder Record Tower Builder Record
Color and count your skyscrapers!
Name:
My Tower
How Many?
?
Friend's Tower
How Many?
?
Who has MORE?
Me
My Friend
Color one block for every cube in your real tower. Draw a circle around the group that is TALLER!
Cast Your Vote Slides The Voting Game
What does our class think?
Pick Your Favorite!
Cats
Dogs
Let's Look at the Data!
Which bar is taller? Which bar has MORE ?
More
The group with the most votes!
Fewer
The group with not as many votes!
Time to Vote!
Place your sticky note on the chart.
Then, we will use our math eyes to find the winner!
Vote Master Kit Vote Master Kit
Teacher Resource | Lesson 3: The Voting Game
Living Graph Activity
Choice Cards (Cut these out!)
Choice A
Example: Apples
Choice B
Example: Bananas
Data Discussion Guide
Level 1: Visual Observation
"Don't count yet! Just look. Which tower of sticky notes looks taller?"
Level 2: Comparison Vocab
"Does the Apple group have MORE or FEWER votes than the Banana group?"
Level 3: Reasoning
"How do you know? Tell your partner what your eyes see."
Teacher Pro-Tip
If the votes are very close, have students "match" the sticky notes by drawing a horizontal line between them to see which column has the leftover. This connects Lesson 3 back to Lesson 1's one-to-one matching!
Musical Math Slides Musical Math
A game where someone is leftover!
How to Play
Music Starts: Walk in a circle!
Music Stops: Find a chair!
Oh no! Is there a chair for everyone?
Wait! Let's Count.
4 STUDENTS
VS
3 CHAIRS
There are FEWER chairs than students!
It's Okay!
In this game, the remainder (the leftover person) gets to be the Math Helper for the next round!
Remember!
More
The group that has leftovers.
Fewer
The group that is missing some.
Fewer Friends Reflection Fewer Friends
Drawing what happens in our game!
Name:
Who was in the circle?
Draw 4 of your friends here.
The Chairs
Draw 3 chairs here.
Was there a chair for everyone?
Yes
No
Math Discovery!
In our game, there were FEWER chairs.
That means the CHAIR group had the smaller number!
Circle the group above that had MORE items!
Scale Scientists Slides Scale Scientists
Which side will go down?
Meet the Balance Scale
Less
More
The side with MORE is heavier and goes down!
Be a Scientist!
Before you drop the blocks in...
PREDICT which side will be the "More" side!
Our Mission Today:
1
Look at your items
2
Guess (Predict)
3
Check the scale!
End of Quest Question:
How do we know which group has MORE?
MATCH THEM!
BUILD TOWERS!
WEIGH THEM!
Balance Buddy Log Balance Buddy Log
My Science Observations!
Name:
Draw what you put in each bucket. Color the bucket that goes down (the heavy one with MORE )!
Trial 1
Bucket A
Bucket B
Trial 2
Bucket A
Bucket B
Scientist's Word of the Day:
BALANCE
When both sides have the SAME, the scale is straight!