About the
Greater Than, Less Than
Lesson
Summary
This lesson introduces the concepts of “greater than”, “less than”, and “equal to”.
Lesson Objectives
• to identify the math symbols for “greater than”, “less than”, and “equal to”;
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to teach and explain the function of each symbol;
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to teach and explain the importance of correct usage of these symbols.
Suggested Grades
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
Lesson 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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