![]() ![]() Of course! He whispered, “I know there are symbols that go with these words. They were not only able to compare two numbers but they were also able to use the correct language while doing so! This is just what we want our kids to do!Īs we finished math class on this day, one of my students asked if he could guess what was coming next. I was very excited to see where this was going to go. Some of my most struggling mathematicians found success in using the sentence strips. To my surprise and joy they were able to start comparing numbers accurately from the very start. I reminded them that just like readers, mathematicians read left to right. Once they had these three sentence strips, I had them build two numbers and choose which strip went in the middle. We have already been using the phrase, “is the same as,” so it was not new to students. When it came time to compare two numbers this year we created three sentence strips. I highly recommend reading this Think Math! article about this standard. It also is using precise language when we talk about math. Attending to precision doesn’t only mean paying attention to the problem and solving it accurately. This work ties in with the mathematical practice standard 6- attend to precision. This helps the kids see that equal really means the side on the left is the same as the side on the left. Blanks were in different spots and answers were in different spots and the equal sign moved all around. The equations we showed the students had the equal symbol all over from the very beginning of grade 1. We also switched up our equations so that sometimes there were answers that didn’t come after the equal sign. ![]() (1.OA.D.7) How many upper level students don’t realize that the symbol means that the expression on either side is equal, or the same? According to the Common Core State Standards students in grade 1 should under the meaning of the equal sign. Just shifting our language within the math classroom helped students gain a better understanding of the equal sign. The = symbol means that what is on the left is the same as what is on the right. Why not just use the word equal? Too often students understand the equal sign to mean the answer is coming next. The Hungry Alligator activity helped learners understand greater numbers.This year we began saying the words “is the same as” when we saw an equal symbol. When the alligator chooses between two numbers, he always chooses the greater number. These symbols quickly turned into an alligator face to introduce students to the hungry alligator who wants to eat. The hungry alligator was a great way to introduce the symbols for greater than and less than. This concept was introduced to the learners through “THE HUNGRY ALLIGATOR”. ![]() Comparing numbers is a relational number skill where students work with numbers concerning each other. Number sense is the ability of a student to recognize a number, its value, and its relationship with other numbers.Ĭomparing numbers is finding the bigger and smaller number, more and fewer, greater than, less than, and equal to, and putting a group of numbers in order. The easiest way to do that is by comparing numbers.Ĭomparing numbers is an essential part of building a student’s number sense. While these are fundamental foundation skills, it is also vital that we teach different ways to work with numbers. Math skills like rounding, estimating, and comparing numbers can often get overlooked instead of learning to recognize, read and write numerals. ![]()
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