2.2.D
The Standard
use place value to compare and order whole numbers up to 1,200 using comparative language, numbers, and symbols (>, <, or =)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare numbers by looking first at the thousands place, then hundreds, tens, and ones. They use words and symbols to show which number is greater, less, or equal, and arrange numbers in order.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly compare two numbers by checking digits from the greatest place value to the least. They can order several numbers and explain which place decided the order.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may compare digits without considering their place, such as thinking 1,092 is greater than 1,102 because 9 is greater than 1. They may reverse the greater-than and less-than symbols or overlook zeros used as placeholders.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Order 1,102, 1,012, and 1,120 from least to greatest, then write one true comparison using >, <, or =.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs place-value disks and mats to build two numbers, compare each place, and place the correct symbol between them.
Ask, "Which is greater, 1,072 or 1,027, and which place proves it?" Students write and share an explanation.
Play a number-card race where teams arrange four numbers from least to greatest, then check another team's order.
Show attendance totals from four school events and have students rank them, then write two comparison statements using symbols.
Keep exploring
Related Standards
- 4.2.C
compare and order whole numbers to 1,000,000,000 and represent comparisons using the symbols >, <, or =
- 3.2.D
compare and order whole numbers up to 100,000 and represent comparisons using the symbols >, <, or =
- 2.7.B
use an understanding of place value to determine the number that is 10 or 100 more or less than a given number up to 1,200
- 1.2.E
use place value to compare whole numbers up to 120 using comparative language
Turn this exact standard into a lesson
Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.