Lesson 11 Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To

    • Let’s figure out if there are greater than, less than, or equal to the number of images.

Warm-up Questions About Us: Apples or Bananas?

Which fruit do you like better: apples or bananas?

Activity 1 Compare 5-frame Cards

What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Activity 2 Greater Than and Less Than with 5-frames and Fingers

Take turns flipping over a card. Figure out how many dots there are and show greater on your fingers. Then your partner shows less on their fingers. Last, you and your partner both show equal to the number with your fingers.

Activity 3 Introduce Bingo, Images

Choose a center.

Bingo

Center. Bingo.

Math Stories

Center. Math Stories.

Connecting Cubes

Center Activity. Connecting cubes.

Number Race

Center. Number Race.

Practice Problem

Problem 1

  1. Circle the 5-frame that has more dots.

    1. 5 frame, 4 counters.
    2. 5 frame, filled. Below, 1 counter.

  2. Circle the group that shows less things.

    1. Fingers showing numbers. 5 and 1.
    2. 5 frame full. 3 counters below.