Summary
In “Matchmaking,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about matching sets. A full episode (~14 min) from the BBC CBeebies maths-adventure series — a quick, friendly way to anchor a numeracy warm-up or maths centre.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Matching one thing to one thing tells us whether two groups have the same amount, or which has more.
- Which two sets were being matched up?
- Did they match exactly, or was one left over?
- How can matching tell you which group has more?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: match, set, one-to-one, equal, more, fewer.
Try it: Line up two rows of objects side by side and say which row has more, or if they are equal.