R O U R K E D I S C O V E R Y L I B R A R Y ™ W o r d s f o r M a t h C o m p a r i s o n s Words for Math Comparisons Marcia S. Freeman www.rourkepublishing.com © 2008 Rourke Publishing LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. www.rourkepublishing.com PHOTO CREDITS: © Christine Balderas: title page, page 4, 11; © Nancy Brammer: page 4; © Michal Besser: page 5; © Francisco Romero: page 7; © Peter Hansen: page 8 © Franklin Lugenbeel: page 10, 11; © Cloki, © Bluestocking: page 11; © Felix Möckel: page 13; © Siberia, © Brian McEntire: page 15; © Michael Valdez: page 17; © Ryan KC Wong, © Julián Rovagnati,: page 19; © Bluestocking: page 21; © Soubrette: page 22. Editor: Robert Stengard-Olliges Cover design by Nicola Stratford. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Freeman, Marcia S. (Marcia Sheehan), 1937- More ice cream : words for math comparisons / Marcia S. Freeman. p. cm. (Math focal points) Includes index. ISBN 978-1-60044-641-2 (Hardcover) ISBN 978-1-60044-685-6 (Softcover) ISBN 978-1-60472-052-5 (Lap Book) ISBN 978-1-60472-105-8 (eBook) 1. Arithmetic Juvenile literature. 2. Counting Juvenile literature. I. Title. QA115.F738 2008 513 dc22 2007018018 Rourke Publishing Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota 030411 030411LP-B www.rourkepublishing.com - rourke@rourkepublishing.com Post Office Box 643328 Vero Beach, Florida 32964 Table of Contents Objects and Stuff 4 Comparing Numbers of Objects and Amounts of Stuff 12 Many or Much? 14 Fewer or Less? 18 Glossary 23 Index 24 4 How many more players are on the green team? How much more ice cream can you eat? Objects and Stuff 5 Why are there fewer fish in the class aquarium today? How much less water does our aquarium have than the one in the office? 6 Objects are things we can count, such as books and bananas. Stuff is a word to describe such things as sand, water, and air. You can’t count stuff unless you put it in a container. 7 We use words such as many, much, some, a lot, lots of, gobs, tons, and dozens to describe numbers of objects and quantities of stuff. 8 When you talk about quantities of objects, you simply use numbers. You say, “I have 32 marbles.” 9 When you talk about amounts of stuff that you can’t count such as sand, water, and air, you might say, “I have a lot of sand.” [...]... containers You might say, “I have two bowls of ice cream. ” 10 How Many? How Much? 11 Comparing Numbers of Objects and Amounts of Stuff How do you know which words to use when you compare quantities of pebbles or pudding, sisters or syrup, marshmallows or milk? 12 13 Many or Much? When you compare things that you can count like children, you say, “How many more? ” How many more girls are there than boys? 14 15... much more? ” How much more salad do you have than James? 16 17 Fewer or Less? Do you have fewer cookies than your classmate or do you have less cookies? Do you have fewer milk in your glass than your sister or do you have less milk? 18 19 The rule for fewer and less is simple: use fewer if you can count the things, use less if you can’t Fewer pancakes, less syrup 20 21 How many more or how much more? ... 6, 9, 10, 14, 16, 20 fewer 5, 18, 20, 22 less 5, 18, 20, 22 many 4, 10, 11, 14, 22 more 4, 14, 16, 22 much 4, 5, 11, 16 numbers 7, 8 quantities 7, 8, 12, 22 Further Reading Endres, Hallie How Much Money? Yellow Umbrella Books, 2006 Giganti, Paul Jr How Many Blue Birds Flew Away? Greenwillow Books, 2005 Murphy, Stuart J More or Less? Rourke Publishing, 2005 Recommended Websites www.kidsites.com www.geocities.com/enchantedforest/tower/1217/math3... Less? Rourke Publishing, 2005 Recommended Websites www.kidsites.com www.geocities.com/enchantedforest/tower/1217/math3 About the Author Marcia S Freeman loves writing nonfiction for children Her fifty or more children’s books include science, geography, and math titles A Cornell University graduate, she has taught science and writing to children and their teachers from kindergarten through high school... multiplication and division strategies Shapes and Patterns We Know: A Book About Shapes and Patterns Geometry (Grades K/1) Students identify and describe common geometric shapes and patterns found in nature More Pudding: Words for Math Comparisons Measurement (Grades 2/3) Students learn about math words and symbols we use to compare different things What is Big Compared to Me? A Book About Measurements Measurement . 12 Many or Much? 14 Fewer or Less? 18 Glossary 23 Index 24 4 How many more players are on the green team? How much more ice cream can you eat? Objects and Stuff 5 Why are there fewer fish in. say, “How many more? ” How many more girls are there than boys? Many or Much? 15 16 When you compare stuff that you can’t count like soup or salad, you say, “How much more? ” How much more salad. Stratford. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Freeman, Marcia S. (Marcia Sheehan), 1937- More ice cream : words for math comparisons / Marcia S. Freeman. p. cm. (Math focal points) Includes