Lesson 12 Find Greater Than or Less Than

    • Let’s compare groups of images using the words “greater,” “less,” or “equal to.”

Warm-up Questions About Us: Apples or Bananas?

Let’s take another look at the Questions About Us chart.
What do the circles represent?

Activity 1 Circle Greater Than, Circle Less Than

  1.   Circle the 3 groups that show greater than 4.

    Dots, 4.
    1. 5 frame filled, 1 counter below
    2. Dots, 3
    3. Dots, 5.
    4. two hands showing 8 fingers
    5. Fingers showing number, 4.
    6. 5 frame, 2 counters.

  2. Look at the groups below. Circle the three groups that show less than 6.

    5 frame, filled. Below, 1 counter.
    1. Fingers showing numbers, 5 and 2.
    2. Dots, 4.
    3. Dots, 5.
    4. Dots, 3 groups of 2.
    5. 5 frame filled, 3 counters below.
    6. Fingers showing number 3.

Activity 2 Introduce Less Than, Equal To, Greater Than, Images

Center. Less Than, Equal To, Greater Than. 5 dots in top rectangle.

Activity 3 Centers: Choice Time

Choose a center.

Less Than, Equal To, Greater Than
Center. Less Than, Equal To, Greater Than.
Bingo
Center. Bingo.
Math Stories
Center. Math Stories.
Connecting Cubes
Center Activity. Connecting cubes.
Number Race
Center. Number Race.

Practice Problem

Problem 1

  1. Circle the 3 groups that show a greater amount than this 5-frame.

    5 frame, full.
    1. Fingers showing numbers 5 and 2
    2. Dots, 5.
    3. Dots, 6.
    4. Five frame, 4 counters.
    5. 2 groups of 4 dots.

  2. Circle the 3 groups that show an amount less than this 5-frame.

    5 frame, 4 counters.
    1. Fingers showing number 3
    2. 5 frame, filled, 2 counters below.
    3. Dots. 2 groups of 3.
    4. Dots, 2.
    5. 5 frame, 3 counters.