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Further Investigating Greater Than, Less Than, and Equal to
Students investigate number relationships such as greater than, less than, and equal to. In this number relationship lesson plan, students use number mats and a fish with a large, open mouth to practice showing number relationships.
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Guided Lesson Explanation for More, less, or Equal
How do you teach kindergartners to count? Use this scripted explanation to show pupils how to solve problems that ask them to determine whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of...
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More, Less or Equal?
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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Button Math
Use buttons, cards, and dice to perform simple math problems! This inventive lesson should be quite engaging for young learners. Kindergarteners use buttons to help them understand the concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to.
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Color the Bubbles (More, Less, Equal)
Combine coloring and number comparisons with your youngsters. They use color coding to identify numbers that are less than, greater than, or equal to five. The 20 numbers are enclosed in bubbles, making this more of a fun activity. Note...
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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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How Many Buttons
Help learners explore the concepts of more than, less than, and equal to. They participate in a button attribute activity, play a game using buttons and a die, draw the sets of buttons in their journal, and play button bingo.
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Comparing Numbers
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 learners take turns building and comparing...
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Comparing Numbers Up to 10 Guided Lesson
Kindergartners demonstrate their ability to identify which numbers are the largest, the smallest, and equal to other numbers using this one-page learning exercise. They must also count the total numbers in a series.
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Sorting Candy
Lower graders sort and group objects by their different properties. They watch a video about sorting then, sort and organize candy in different groups. Students compare how others sorted their candy. Finally, they decide which group has...
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Coin Comparison Worksheet
Use this one-page worksheet to assess young learners’ ability to correctly compare a series of coins. Each problem asks counters to indicate with the correct symbol whether the total value of the coins in the left column is greater than,...
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Same As
Explore the concept of the equals symbol. In this mathematical symbols lesson plan, learners discover the meaning of the equals sign (symbol). They also construct addition and subtraction sentences to understand the concept of equal parts.
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More and Less Handfuls
Working as a pair, two kindergartners will sit at a table and will pick two handfuls of counters. They will combine their individual handfuls into one, and count their own selection. They will then draw and record their count on a record...
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Easy Addition Worksheet: Snowflakes
This page includes 4 things; 2 snowflakes, an addition sign, and an equals sign. Intended for the littlest of learners just beginning to work on building basic addition skills. There is only 1 problem for learners to solve.
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What is This Sign?
Build math literacy with this early childhood math worksheet. Youngsters practice their skills as they determine whether 4 math signs stand for multiplication, division, equal to, or addition.
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Pumpkin Concentration - Number Dots
This worksheet provides a downloadable template for a seasonal concentration game. Groups of learners match the dots on pumpkin cards. Related printables provide a template for Pumpkin Concentration with number words. Concept could be...
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Addition Sentence Match Worksheet
Beginners to addition will benefit from this twist on number sentences. For each of the six addition problems, they begin with the sum and examine eight pairs of addends, circling all that equal the number. This will get your class...
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More Than, Less Than, Or Equal To (8)
For this number comparisons worksheet, students use the greater than, less than, or equal to sign to complete each number sentence.
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Math Symbols
Some times simple is as good as gold. Early learners are introduced to the basic mathmatical symbols used to represent addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and equals; each slide contains one large image of each symbol.
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Coin Connections
Help young mathematicians make cents out of the US currency system with this two-part math lesson. Children first learn the names and values for each type of coin, before learning to count and compare the values of coins using the...
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Comparing Numbers Up to 10 Step-by-Step Lesson
A teacher resource, this scripted lesson details how to explain to learners the steps involved in determining which numbers in a series are bigger or smaller than a given number. The referenced pupil worksheet is not included.
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Learn Symbols + and =
In this addition and equals worksheet, students complete the one digit math problems and then read the number sentences using the "addition" and "equals" signs correctly. Students complete 10 problems.
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Addition Using Objects
In this addition using objects learning exercise, students solve 5 problems that include adding various objects as shown. First, they count the number of each object in the first column and write that number in the first box. Then,...
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Guess the Marbles in the Bag
Use this activity to help your class develop an understanding of greater than, less than, and equal to with numbers valued between 1 and 10. Secretly place a number of marbles (between 1 and 10) in a brown paper bag. Then shake the bag...