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Where We Live
Who has the most? Young learners practice charting data using familiar information. They help fill out a classroom chart by recording the number of people, pets, televisions, etc. in their home. Guiding questions help them investigate...
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Mass Lesson
It's not just a slideshow, it's a lesson on mass. First, learners complete a mental math warm-up, where they determine the number before and after a series of given numbers, then they form groups to weigh packages and compare mass....
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Compare Numbers to 200
In this number comparison instructional activity, 2nd graders compare two and three digit numbers to 200 in 6 word problems. They compare up to four numbers in each problem.
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Add and Compare enrichment 10.5
In this addition activity, students add the ones columns and fill in the carry squares, add the tens, then order the sums. Students solve ten problems.
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Greater or Less?
These crocodiles are hungry for the biggest numbers they can find! This is a fun way to illustrate number comparison; use crocodile mouths as the greater than and less than symbols. There are two examples (with teeth...
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Double Your Money
What a creative way to delve into adding large numbers! After listening to a story called The King's Chessboard, learners estimate how much money they would have each day following instructions based on doubling and exponentially...
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Compare and Order Numbers
Students compare and order numbers to 100. They count numbers forwards and backwards. Given specific numbers, students place the numerals in the correct order. Students use bean bags, cubes, or blocks to compare and order numbers.
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Unit 5: Order Whole Numbers in the 100s and 1,000s
There are three quick number ordering activities here for your mathematicians. First, they analyze data on the number of three types of pies sold. Scholars choose from four ordered lists the one showing fewest to most sold. Then, they...
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Mayor Que, Menor Que
While only a simple presentation about the concept of less than and greater than, it could be used in a classroom with Spanish speakers to present this topic. Within the series of slides, the idea of less than and greater than is...
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Comparing Three Digit Numbers
In this comparing numbers worksheet, students solve 12 problems in which two 3 digit numbers are compared. Students mark the correct answer: is greater than, is equal to, is less than.
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Comparing Numbers
In this number comparison worksheet, students fill in the less than, greater than, or equal to symbol in order to compare two numbers. There are 21 two-digit and one-digit numbers to compare.
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Earth Day Number Sense
Elementary schoolers count and order objects using numbers 1-300. They bring recyclable items from home. Students group the items, skip count by 2's, 3's, and 5's, and arrange the items on a number line. Recyclable plastic bags are put...
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Tens and Ones: Comparing
In this tens and ones comparing numbers worksheet, students compare 26 sets of numbers and identify the smaller number in each set.
Illustrative Mathematics
Equality Number Sentences
Understanding the concept of equality is fundamental to the success of young mathematicians. To explore this basic idea, children compare the dots arranged in pairs of rectangles in order to determine whether or not they contain an equal...
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Compare Numbers to 100,000 +-999 (C)
In this number comparisons learning exercise, students study the number pairs and write a greater than, less than, or equal to sign to compare the 60 numbers that range to 100,000.
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Compare Numbers to 100,000 +-999 (E)
In this number comparisons worksheet, students study the number pairs and write a greater than, less than, or equal to sign to compare the 60 numbers that range to 100,000.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Thinking About Numbers from 1 to 20
Help your kindergarteners discover new number-sense concepts and to compose and decompose numbers. Though the resource contains no procedural details, the assessment tool (which you can find in the "printer friendly version") has...
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Greater Than, Less Than, or Equal to #1, #2, #3, #4
In these four comparing numbers worksheet, students determine if the pair of numbers are greater than, less than, or equal to and use fill in the blank with the correct symbol. Students solve 120 problems.
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Comparing Numbers #3
In this comparing numbers worksheet, learners circle the larger number in a pair. Worksheet is labeled "sample" and is part of a subscription site with links.
Baylor College
There's Something in the Air
Clever! In order to compare indoor and outdoor dispersal rates for the movement of gases and particles through air, collaborators will participate in a classroom experiment. Set up a circular grid and set students on lines that are...
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Compare the Numbers
In this online interactive math worksheet, students compare the 2 listed numbers and determine whether they are greater than less than, or equal to one another.
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Compare the Numbers 5
In this online interactive math worksheet, students compare the 2 listed numbers and determine whether they are greater than less than, or equal to one another.
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Compare the Numbers 10
For this online interactive math worksheet, students compare the 2 listed numbers and determine whether they are greater than, less than, or equal to one another.
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Patterns Here, There and Everywhere
Pattern recognition is a skill often used in mathematics. Learners count and sort manipulatives, organize the data into a graph and answer questions about the information displayed. They collect the objects to be used and create patterns...