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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Ordering Numbers

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Deepen the number sense of young mathematicians with this unique ordering exercise. Given a list of the numbers 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100, young learners must determine where the numbers from a second list fit in the sequence. To increase...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Comparing Numbers

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Young mathematicians spin their way to a deeper number sense with this fun, collaborative activity. Using two spinners, one with the numbers 0-9 and the other with the decades 00-90, pairs of students take turns building and comparing...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Order Whole Numbers

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Mia's been practicing for the hundred yard dash and wants to know if she's improving. Help order her race times from greatest to least while learning how to compare numbers using place value. A variety of additional examples are included...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

More Than or Less Than?

For Students K - 1st
How many apples is less than five? Each of these problems has two images, one with quantifiable details and one without (i.e. a tree with apples and an empty tree). Answers will vary as young counters draw objects onto the second image...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using >, < , and =

For Students 1st - 2nd
To practice comparing 2-digit numbers, learners evaluate 8 pairs of numbers and circle the appropriate symbol: greater than, less than, or equal to. Directions encourage use of "tens and ones." So break out the unit cubes and 10-rods to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Greedy Dog

For Teachers K
Teach young mathematicians the concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to with kinesthetic, visual, verbal, and numeric approaches. In a playful session that addresses multiple intelligences, your class will: dramatize a greedy...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Further Investigating Greater Than, Less Than, and Equal to

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students investigate number relationships such as greater than, less than, and equal to. In this number relationship lesson, students use number mats and a fish with a large, open mouth to practice showing number relationships.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Comparing Fractions and Equivalence

For Students 4th - 5th
Which fraction is greater than? Less than? There are 10 problems here that give scholars a visual approach to comparing fractions. They start by writing the fractions represented in a shaded shape. Then, they begin comparing visual...
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Curated OER

Morning Math

For Students 1st - 2nd
Good morning, mathematicians! Use this set of morning math problems to jump-start your scholars' thinking and review past concepts. There are 14 individual warm-ups here including skills such as number sequencing, greater than/less than,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

When Big Gets Smaller

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Upper elementary learners select one of the four phrases stated and write it in each box. Then they choose the best appropriate answer and explain why they chose it for each equation.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Compare Numbers to 1,000,000 (N)

For Students 4th - 5th
In this number comparison worksheet, students write the greater than, less than or equal to in boxes between pairs of numbers. Answers available on page 2.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Compare Numbers to 1,000,000 [O]

For Students 4th - 5th
In this number comparison worksheet, students write the greater than, less than or equal to in boxes between pairs of numbers. Answers available on page 2.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

More, Less or Equal?

For Students K - 1st
Your class compares groups of small stars by counting quantities in each of two sets and deciding which has more. They write symbols for greater than, less than, or equal to in a circle between each pair of sets. Two completed samples...
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Curated OER

Comparison Worksheet: Most and Least

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this counting and comparing numbers worksheet, students count the object groups in 3 problems. Students identify the group in each problem that has more objects than the other 2 groups.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Comparison Worksheet: More and Less

For Students K - 1st
In this counting and comparing numbers worksheet, students count the objects in 2 problems. Students then draw more of the same objects in the spaces provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Why You Shouldn't Let a doctor Put One of Those Sticks in Your Mouth

For Students 5th
In this integer worksheet, 5th graders use greater than and less than.  Students solve 28 problems, decoding the answer to a riddle in the worksheet completion.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Absolute Value Inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students solve inequalities.  In this absolute value lesson, students solve inequalities containing absolute value.  They graph the solution of each problem. 
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Curated OER

Comparing Fractions

For Students 7th
In this comparing fractions worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 20 different problems where they are asked to compare each fraction. First, they determine which fraction is greater using the appropriate symbol. Then, students write...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

1st Grade Math: Greater Than, Less Than

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a variety of math activities that emphasize the concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to. They order numbers on the number line, compare numbers, create letters using numbers on a 1-100 number chart,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

More or Less Than

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice completing equations with the less than or more than symbol. They use index cards to create the equations. They compete with other groups to get the most correct.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Math Vocabulary

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover the vocabulary of math. They compare numbers using the symbols greater than (>) and less than (<) and use ordinal numbers to determine place or location. They use worksheets imbedded in this lesson to practice.