Grade 4

What is a subset?

subset

A smaller group taken from inside a bigger group.

For example

The children with birthdays in July are a subset of the whole class.

In Grade 4

Children take a smaller group from inside a bigger one and check every member still belongs to both.

Watch out for

Children often call any small group a subset. Every single member has to belong to the bigger group as well.

Say it at home

Name a group like fruit and ask your child for a smaller group inside it.

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