Today I will use a number line or base ten blocks to compare two digit numbers using the greater than and less than symbols.
Vocabulary
Teacher Resources Considerations:
greater than 16 > 12
less than 12 < 16
This lesson may require the use of a class number line. Students are provided academic vocabulary, a number line, and a place value chart in their Student Journal.
Steps: 1. Compare the numbers using base ten blocks or a number line. 2. Place the greater than or less than symbol in the box.
Application of MPs: MP1:
How did you prove your answers?
MP2: What is a real life scenario you could apply? MP5: What tool was used? Why?
/ *MP1: Make sense of the problem and persevere in solving it! *MP8: Find a strategy to help solve the problem. Directions: Fill in the symbol to make the number sentence true.