Greater Than and Less Than

Compare two groups of up to 10 with the words greater than and less than.

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

What children learn in Level 10

Let's match the apples and the pears. Two apples have no partner, so there are more apples. The number of apples is greater than the number of pears.
There are fewer pears. The number of pears is less than the number of apples.
Watch out! Watermelons are big, and strawberries are small. But count them: 3 watermelons and 6 strawberries. 6 is greater than 3. Big things don't mean more!
Your turn! Tap the group that has more.
Your turn! Tap the group that has less. Count carefully!
Try it with a grown-up! Grab two handfuls of cereal and match them up. Which handful has more? Which has less?

Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:

K.NR.4.2 — Compare two sets of up to 10 objects and identify whether the number of objects in one group is more or less than the other group, using the words “greater than,” “less than,” or “the same as”.