Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Which Weighs More? Which Weighs Less?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Expand the the comparative language of young mathematicians with a hand-on weight measurement activity. Working independently or in pairs, children compare the weight of large wooden blocks to various other classroom objects, recording...
PPT
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Which is Greater? Which is Less?

For Teachers 2nd
Here is an entertaining presentation which shows the classic greater than/less than symbols used to compare numerical values. "The alligator always eats the larger number," is what I used to tell my class. This PowerPoint uses the same...
Worksheet
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Morning Math

For Students K - 1st
Get your morning mathematicians thinking with this set of warm-ups. You can do them all in one day, or separate them and have kids do one each day. They will review past concepts and sharpen newer ones with this assortment of problems...
Lesson Plan
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More and Less Handfuls

For Teachers K Standards
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...
Assessment
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More or Less

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
How long can the cable get? A short performance task provides learners with information on the length of cables and the margin of error for each. They must determine the longest and shortest cable possible by splicing these cables.
Worksheet
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Comparisons

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this math comparisons instructional activity, students compare 2 groups of fish and decide which one has more fish and which one has less fish.
Lesson Plan
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Number Line Snacks: Compare Numbers to 10

For Teachers K
Kindergarteners put Cheerios or cheddar fish on two number lines (up to 10 each) and identify which number the snack pieces indicate. They compare numbers after eating a few of each snack, and get an introduction to addition and...
Worksheet
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More Time, Less Time

For Students K - 1st
In this determining amounts of time worksheet, students observe sets of two pictures of activities and identify which takes less time and which takes more time to accomplish. Students circle and color four answers.
Worksheet
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Introduction: Which Weighs More or Less

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this which weighs more or less instructional activity, students observe and compare given drawings. They circle the image that weighs less. This one-page instructional activity contains three comparison problems.
Interactive
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How to Make Homework Less Work?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this homework worksheet, learners read tips on how to make homework less work and fill in the blanks as they read them. Students read 6 tips and fill in 10 blanks.
Worksheet
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How Many Now?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this more and less activity, students solve 6 problems in which multiples of ten are added or subtracted from a specified number.
Worksheet
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The Suffix "less"

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this usage of the suffix "-less" at the end of words worksheet, students read the meaning of the suffix and add it to base words with pictures. Students write 5 word answers.
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Capacity Review

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this capacity worksheet, students complete problems where they put items from greatest to smallest, holding more or less, and more. Students complete 9 problems.
Worksheet
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Comparisons: More or Less?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this comparison worksheet, students look at sets of pictures of the same animal and determine which set shows more, which shows less. Students also write down the number they see in each set.
Worksheet
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Greater or Less?

For Students 1st - 2nd
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...
Organizer
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Energy Balance 101 - Do More, Do Enough, Do Less Cards

For Students 3rd - 5th
Young learners can cut out physical activity words (provided) and paste them on a graphic organizer chart. They do this in order to set goals for three days of activity. Sixty minutes seems like a lot of activity in one day, but if it's...
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Stress Less — Teen Stress Management

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The second lesson plan in the Healthy Living series looks at stress management and provides teens with tools and coping strategies.
Worksheet
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Which Container Holds Less?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this comparing the capacity of containers instructional activity, students observe sets of two pictures and circle the containers that contain less. Students solve 11 problems.
Lesson Plan
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Female Bosses Less Likely to Cut Health Benefits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of health costs. In this health costs lesson, students read an article discussing how female bosses are less likely to cut health benefits. Students discuss why companies are eliminating health care benefits....
Worksheet
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Adaptive Worksheet: More or Less?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this adaptive more or less worksheet, learners determine which set of red dots shown in a pair has "more." A reference website for additional resources is given.
Worksheet
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Guided Lesson Explanation for More, less, or Equal

For Students K
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...
Worksheet
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Greater or Less

For Students 4th - 5th
In this comparing mixed numbers worksheet, students respond to 10 problems that require them to compare the values of mixed numbers and improper fractions.
Lesson Plan
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More or Less Pigs in the Pen

For Teachers K
Kindergarteners practice basic addition and subtraction. In this math activity, students sing a song about pigs on a farm to help them understand the concept of adding and subtracting things together. Some excellent extension activities...
Lesson Plan
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Less is Best

For Teachers K - 2nd
A continuation of the lesson The Teacher is Missing, this plan focuses on refining and remembering a previously recorded class list of rules. Included in this resource are several discussion prompts aimed at getting learners to...

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