1. Comparing Numbers Reading the signs from left to right. 1 - 10
Greater than
Less than
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2. Review greater than (more) and less than (fewer) with your students.
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Review greater than (more) and less than (fewer) with your students.
greater than
less than
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3. The greater than and less than symbol
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Directions for the Teacher
The greater than and less than symbol
can be read…
left to right
right to left
6 is greater than 5
5 is less than 6 6 5 6 5
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4. Directions for the Teacher
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Directions for the Teacher
Have students count the seagulls aloud.
Then have students decide which flock of birds has more (greater) or fewer (less).
Have them practice reading left to right and right to left.
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5. next
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next 2 1 1
1 is less than 2
2 is greater than 1

6. next
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next 3 1 2 2 1
2 is less than 3
3 is greater than 2

7. next
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next 1 1 3 2
3 is greater than 1
1 is less than 3

8. next
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next 2 1 4 3 1 2
4 is greater than 2
2 is less than 4

9. next
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next 4 5 3 2 1 3 1 2
3 is less than 5
5 is greater than 3

10. next
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next 1 4 2 3 1
4 is greater than 1
1 is less than 4

11. 5 7 6 4 3 1 2 2 4 1 3 4 is less than 7 7 is greater than 4 next next

12. next
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next 2 3 1 4 5 6 3 2 1
6 is greater than 3
3 is less than 6

13. 7 6 4 8 3 1 5 2 4 1 5 3 2 5 is less than 8 8 is greater than 5 next

14. 4 2 6 5 3 1 7 6 4 5 2 1 3 8 8 is greater than 6 6 is less than 8 next

15. 5 7 6 4 3 9 1 2 8 5 7 6 8 3 4 1 2 8 is less than 9 9 is greater than 8
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next 5 7 6 4 3 9 1 2 8 5 7 6 8 3 4 1 2
8 is less than 9
9 is greater than 8

16. 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 5 2 1 4 3 7 is greater than 5 5 is less than 7 next next

17. next
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next 10 6 7 8 9 5 4 1 3 2 8 2 1 9 7 6 4 3 5
9 is less than 10
10 is greater than 9