Greater Than, Less Than or Equal To
TEACHERS:
SUBJECT:
Lauri Lonon
Math First Grade
STANDARD:
 1.NBT.2 Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens
and ones.
 1.NBT.3 Compare two two-digit numbers on meanings of the tens and ones digits,
recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, <, and =
OBJECTIVE (EXPLICIT):
 Create two digit numbers using tens and ones
 Use symbols >, <, and = to compare two two-digit numbers
EVIDENCE OF MASTERY (MEASURABLE):
SUB-OBJECTIVES, SWBAT (SEQUENCED FROM BASIC TO COMPLEX):
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KEY VOCABULARY:
MATERIALS:
Greater than
Linking Cubes
Less than
Dice
Equal to
Tens and Ones Place Value Mat
ENGAGE (MAKE CONTENT AND LEARNING RELEVANT TO REAL LIFE AND CONNECT TO
STUDENT INTEREST)
BEFORE
TEACHER WILL:
STUDENT WILL:
Say: I will roll the die two times. The first
 Orally answer the questions
time I roll the die, I will make that amount
 Students guide teacher through
using cubes to represent the tens, the
example using cubes.
second time I roll the die, I will make that
amount using cubes to represent ones.
(Roll the die-and a number 5 comes up)
Ask: How would I show 5 groups of tens
with cubes? (Place in the Tens place on the
place value mat)
(Roll the die and a number 3 comes up)
Ask:
 How would I show 3 ones using
cubes? (place in the Ones place on
the place value mat)
 If I have 5 tens and 3 ones how
much does it make?
(Roll the die two more times and repeat the
steps to make another two-digit number.
Ex. 8 and 1 to make 81)
Ask:
 If I have 53 and 81 are these two
two-digit numbers equal?
 How do you know?
 Which one is larger? How do you
know?
 Which one is smaller? How do you
know?
 What symbol would I use to show
that 81 is larger than 53?
 How would I write it to show 81 is
larger than 53 (81 >53 or 53<81)
CO-TEACHING STRATEGY IF APPLICABLE
DURING
TEACHER WILL:
STUDENT WILL:
Explain activity:
 Roll the die 2 times and make a twoFirst, Player 1 rolls the die and makes that
digit number; repeat to make another
“digit” for the tens. Player 1 rolls the die
two-digit number.
again and makes that “digit” for the ones.
 Compare the two two-digit numbers
Put the cubes on a place value mat to
and use a <, >, or = symbol.
make a two-digit number.
 Write the numbers using a symbol.
Next, Player 2 does the same thing.
Then, the players compare the two two-digit
numbers and use a symbols to show which
is greater than, less than or equal to.
Last, write it out on a record sheet.
AFTER
CO-TEACHING STRATEGY IF APPLICABLE
TEACHER WILL:
STUDENT WILL:
Ask:
Partner Share:
 What does it mean to be greater
 Greater than means bigger.
than?
 Less than means smaller.
 What does it mean to be less than?
 Equal to means the same.
 What does it mean to be equal?
 91 is greater
 What number would be greater, 82
 45 is less because there are only 4
or 91?
groups of tens and not 5.
 What number would be less, 45 or
Write: Greater than means a number is
54? Why?
larger than another. Less than means a
Say: In math journals, write what greater
number is smaller than another.
than means. Write what less than
Draw: A picture to give an example.
means.Draw a picture of cubes to
give an example comparing two two
digit numbers using <, >, and =.
CO-TEACHING STRATEGY IF APPLICABLE
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