Using >, =, <

Record comparisons with the symbols.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 12

Math has symbols for comparing. > means greater than. < means less than. = means equal to, the same.
The open side always faces the greater number, like a hungry mouth eating the bigger snack! 52 is greater than 34.
Read it from left to right. 34 < 52 says 34 is less than 52. It's the same comparison, turned around.
When two numbers are the same, use the equal sign. 3 tens and 6 ones is 36, so they are equal.
Compare the tens first, then the ones. Then point the open side at the greater number.

Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:

1.NR.1.3 — Compare and order whole numbers up to 100 using concrete models, drawings, and the symbols >, =, and <.