Let’s Compare Numbers!

Brittney Kirk

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• Content Area: Mathematics • Grade Level: Kindergarten • Summary: The purpose of this instructional

PowerPoint is to give students the opportunity to learn how to compare two numbers interactively.

• Learning Objective: Given two different groups of pictures, students will count the number of animals in each group and decide which group is bigger with 100 percent accuracy.

• Content Standard: CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.C.6 Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.

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First, let’s count…

How many cats are there?

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Now, let’s learn to compare…

How many elephants do we have?

How many turtles do we have?

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So.. Which do we have more of?

Elephants Turtles

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What about Symbols?

Greater than >99 1

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What about Symbols?

Less than <67 76

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What about Symbols?

Equal to =7 7

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Alligators always want more!

Be sure that your hungry, hungry alligator is always eating the biggest number!

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Now, you try!Are there more cats or dogs?

CatsDogs

Correct!You did a great

job!There are more cats than dogs!

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Oops!Try Again!

Remember to count both animals.

Think about which one is bigger…

4 or 3.Try

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Now, try to answer this!

Which answer choice is true?

Owl > Shark Owl < SharkOwl = Shark

Correct!You did a great job!There are more owls

than sharks so Owls > Sharks is true!

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Oops!

Try Again!Remember to count both animals.

Are there more owls or sharks?Remember that our alligator mouth should try to eat

the greatest number.Example: 7 > 4

Try Again!

One last question!

Which answer is correct?

Giraffe > BumblebeeGiraffe < BumblebeeGiraffe = Bumblebee

Correct!You did a great job!There are the same

amount of giraffes and bumblebees so giraffes = bumblebees is true!

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Oops!Try again!

Remember to count each animal.

What happens if there are the same amount of both

animal?Try

Again!

Congrats!You did a great job today!You have now learned to

compare numbers!Keep practicing and it will

become even easier!

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