Comparing Numbers

Looking for a fun interactive teaching idea for comparing numbers 1-10? Well look no further as Greater Than Less Than Game Puzzles, for K.CC.6 and K.CC.7, will serve as an exciting lesson plan for kindergarten elementary school classrooms. This is a great resource to incorporate into your unit as a guided math center rotation, review exercise, small group work, morning work, remediation, intervention or rti. It can also be used as a quiz, drill, test, or assessment tool to help determine student mastery of the learning target. Whether a student is homeschooled or given this as a homework assignment, kids will also love working on these at home to improve their skills.

This puzzle set includes 20 colorful jigsaw puzzles, answer key, and an optional station instruction page with an example. These come as pdf printable sheets that can be printed on card stock and laminated for long-term use. As a suggestion, store them in a sealable gallon storage bag and place them in a tub or bin for students to use throughout the year for enrichment when they finish early. Another idea, for a project, is students can glue the completed puzzles into a notebook or journal as a reference sheet. They can also be glued on a poster for displaying on a bulletin board or as a wall anchor chart.

It covers comparing two numbers between 1 and 10 using numerals, pictures, and also the greater than, less than, and equal to symbols ( >, <, = ). By solving the questions to compare the numbers and finding the matching picture model puzzle piece, students can gain confidence in an important skill. Your kindergartners will love to practice and learn to develop strategies about comparing numbers up to 10 with this product!

I hope you download and enjoy this engaging hands-on manipulative activity with your students! So set those worksheets aside and give our puzzles a try!

Relevant Kindergarten Common Core Standards:
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.

K.CC.C.7
Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.

Cross Reference: Texas TEKS K.2G K.2H and Virginia SOL K.1