Virginia SOL 1.NS.2.e

Math1st GradeNumber and Number Sense

The Standard

Compare two numbers between 0 and 120 represented pictorially or with concrete objects using the terms greater than, less than, or equal to.

Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will represent, compare, and order quantities up to 120.

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students count objects or pictures in two collections, then compare the totals. They use greater than, less than, or equal to to describe the relationship.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students accurately count each collection and identify which has more, fewer, or the same number. They can justify the comparison using counts, groups of ten, or one-to-one matching.
Common Misconceptions: Students may choose the group that looks larger because its objects are bigger or more spread out. They may reverse “greater than” and “less than,” or think equal groups must look the same.
How to Assess It: Give an exit ticket with pictured groups of 28 and 31, 45 and 39, and 62 and 62 objects. Students count and label each comparison with words.

Lesson moves

Partners build two collections with counters, count each group, and place a greater than, less than, or equal to word card between them.
Show two differently spaced groups of 24 dots and ask, “Are the amounts equal? How do you know?”
Play Compare and Keep: students flip picture cards, name the comparison correctly, and keep both cards if they can prove their answer.
Students count two types of classroom supplies, such as pencils and crayons, then write which collection has more, fewer, or the same amount.

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