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LER 5212
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Includes:
4 Double-Sided
Greater Gator Answer Boards
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Tarjetas de respuesta de comparación de los números
Planches de réponses pour comparer les nombres
Anworttafeln für den Vergleich der Zahlen
Lurking in the swamps of problem solving, ready for comparison
conundrums, the value-hunting Greater Gator always gets his
number! Join the search by writing two different numbers or
expressions on the write-and-wipe board; compare, and then turn
Gator’s mouth into the appropriate symbol for greater than, less
than, or equal to. Follow one simple rule to stay on the beaten path:
always open Gator’s jaws to the larger number, for he always seeks
the biggest bite. Chomp, chomp, chomp—that’s one hungry gator.
And soon you’ll have a classroom of math-hungry students to match!
Note: Write on the boards with a dry- or wet-erase marker. Do not
saturate the boards with water or cleaning solution. This could warp
the boards.
CCSS Alignment:
The activities in this guide target the following Common Core State
Standards for Math in Kindergarten, First and Second Grade:
✓ Counting and Cardinality: K.CC.C.7
✓ Number and Operations in Base Ten: 1.NBT.B.3, 2.NBT.A.4
Fun Classroom Uses:
Number Crunching—Have students write a different number in
each box on the board. Then, turn Gator’s mouth into the symbol
that makes a true math sentence (i.e., open the mouth to the
larger number to show greater than and less than; make the top
and bottom jaws parallel to show equal). Where students place
the numbers will determine which symbol to use and how to read
the sentence. Perform this activity with many different numbers,
including some that are equal.
Movable Feast—Have students use Gator to make the symbol for
greater than, less than, or equal to and raise their boards to share
the answer. Give students a number to write on the left side of
their boards. Then, let them choose a number for the right side that
makes a true math sentence. Check that students wrote the sentence
correctly. For a new challenge, try giving students the number on
the right side first!
Express Yourself—Perform the above activities, Number Crunching
and Movable Feast, with a twist: use expressions (for example, 4 + 2)
instead of numbers (6). For a real challenge, have students compare
numbers to numbers, numbers to expressions, and expressions to
expressions!
Solo Solving—It’s time for students to try writing the symbols in
proper form without Gator’s help! Use the reverse side of the board
to perform the above activities; this time, however, have students
write the universal symbols (<, >, and =) between the figures instead
of forming them with Gator’s mouth.
Gator Race—Split the classroom into two teams. Pass out one board
to the first person on each team. Call out a true math sentence (e.g.,
“2 is less than 7”). The first person (or team) to write the sentence
correctly on a board, using Gator’s mouth as the proper symbol,
wins! Also, try using the reverse sides of the boards to write in the
symbols (as in Solo Solving, above).
13 is greater than 10
10 is less than 13 10 is equal to 10
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Grades
K
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5
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