Greater Than, Less Than

Summary
This lesson introduces the concepts of ?greater than?, ?less than?, and ?equal to?.

Objectives
• to identify the math symbols for ?greater than?, ?less than?, and ?equal to?;

• to teach and explain the function of each symbol;

• to teach and explain the importance of correct usage of these symbols.

Suggested Grades
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade

Excerpt
Three important mathematical symbols are: >, <, and =. These symbols are used to discuss the relationship between two numbers or mathematical concepts.
The > symbol means ?greater than?, so the number appearing before it will always be greater than the number appearing after. For example,
? 21 > 7 means that 21 is greater than 7.

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