What is greater than and less than for kids?

The more than sign (>) denotes that the number after the more than sign is smaller than the number before the more than sign. The less than sign denotes that the number after the sign is bigger than the number before the sign.

How do you teach greater than less than signs?

One of the best ways to memorize the greater than and less than signs is to imagine them as little alligators (or crocodiles), with the numbers on either side representing a number of fish. The alligator always wants to eat the larger number of fish, so whatever number the mouth is open toward is the larger number.

Does the alligator mouth eat the bigger number?

The Alligator Method The alligator will always want to eat a larger number of fish. Whichever number is larger, the alligator mouth is opened towards that number. If you were given 5 and 8 and were told to show which number is greater than or less than, the alligator would open his mouth towards the 8.

How do you explain greater and smaller?

Greater than and less than symbols can be used to compare numbers and expressions. The greater than symbol is >. So, 9>7 is read as ‘9 is greater than 7’. The less than symbol is <.

How do you explain more and less to kindergarten?

Teaching children with more and less concept is essential to compare the number of objects and identify which is more and/or less. For children with autism, more and less concept can be taught using toys, attractive objects, fruits, vegetables, etc. rather than only with words.

What grade do students learn greater than less than?

Young students often confuse the symbols and struggle with the concept. These three Greater Than, Less Than lessons for kindergarten and first grade will help you teach your students how to confidently compare numbers.

How do you explain greater than less than?

The symbol used to represent greater than is “>” and less than is “<”. If one value is larger than the other value, we use greater than. Similarly, if we want to represent one value is less than the other value, we use less than. For example, 5 is greater than 5.

What does this mean >=?

Greater than or equal to as the name suggests, means something is either greater than or equal to some quantity. Greater than or equal to is represented by the symbol “≥”. For example, x ≥ −2 means the value of x should be greater than or equal to −2.

Does the shark eat the bigger number?

With their giant mouths, whale sharks do not need to chew things smaller than Tic-Tacs. They just swallow them whole. Because of that, they don’t actually need teeth. And, the bigger the whale shark is, the more they have to eat.