More than, Less than, Equal to

More Than Less Than

&Equal To

Kindergarten Mathematics

Meet the Alligator Family

I’m Mr. Less Than.

I’m Mrs. More Than.

We like to eat bigger numbered fish.

10

7

We don’t like small fish when there are bigger

ones to eat. 3 52

Aww, she doesn’t

want us.

Something to Remember:

The alligator always wants to eat the bigger number!!

What fish will be eaten by the alligator?

5 7?

What fish will be eaten by the alligator?

What alligator would eat this fish?

or

* Remember: The alligator eats the BIGGER number!

What alligator would eat this fish?

Mr. Less Than!

Rules for reading more than, less than.

You read the problem left-to-right.

Bigger number on left is more than.

Bigger number on right is less than.

Mr. Less Than

Mrs. Less Than

Equal To Rules:

When the numbers are the same, they are equal to each other.

These fish are equal to each other.

9 9

Hey look,

we are the

same!

You are my twin!

Now, do these on your own:

You read the problem left-to-right. Bigger number on left is more than.Bigger number on right is less than.When the numbers are the same, they are

equal to each other.

Remember these rules:

What fish would be eaten and by what alligator?

8 4

What fish would be eaten and by what alligator?

8 4

What fish would be eaten and by what alligator?

7 7

What fish would be eaten and by what alligator?

7 7No alligators will eat this. They are equal!

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Photo Credits:• Cartoon Alligator: Frits Ahefeldt-Laurvig. Dec.

17, 2009• Knit Bow: Sammy 4586 Mar. 22, 2010