Comparing Numbers

Tell which of two numbers to 10 is greater, with pictures or a number line.

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

What children learn in Level 13

Which is greater, 6 or 4? Show them with counters and match them up. 6 has some left over, so 6 is greater than 4.
On a number line, numbers get greater as you go along. 6 is farther along than 4, so 6 is greater. 4 is less.
When you count, the number you say later is greater. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. You say 6 after 4, so 6 is greater.
Your turn! Which is greater, 3 or 8? Tap the group that shows the greater number.
Try it with a grown-up! Each of you rolls a die, or holds up some fingers. Whose number is greater? Whose is 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”.