1. Routines for Reasoning
Connecting Representations –
Comparison Symbols (Early Grades)

2. Purpose
We are learning how to write number sentences from a picture. We are going to listen to what others say and think about what they mean. We are going to create a picture for a number sentence.

3. Today’s Thinking Goals
Think like mathematicians
Look at and make sense number sentences
Connect pictures to numbers

4. Thinking Questions What do I see?
Look at and make sense of number sentences
Connect number sentences to pictures
How many thinking questions should we give kids at one time? Do we develop these as we go?
How is this situation behaving?
What kind of problem is this?
Does this problem remind me of another I’ve solved?
How can I decompose this problem to help me understand it better?

5. I notice __________, which makes me think __________.

6. 1 2 3 a) Blue > Red b) Blue < Red c) Blue = Red
“I noticed ________, so I thought__________.” 1
“They noticed ________, so they __________.”
a) Blue > Red 2
b) Blue < Red 3
c) Blue = Red

7. Reflection
“ I can connect a number to a picture by _______________.”