Place value - Comparing objects - Worksheet

In Lesson 13, titled "Compare Objects," students are introduced to the concept of comparing and ordering numbers up to 100. The lesson is aligned with the National Curriculum objective to use comparison symbols such as less than (<), greater than (>), and equal to (=). To support the learning process, differentiated worksheets and teaching slides are provided as resources. The key vocabulary terms for the lesson include 'more than', 'less than', and 'equal to', along with the aforementioned symbols. This lesson is designed for students who have already achieved a secure understanding of numbers within a place value chart.

The activities in the worksheet encourage children to arrange objects to facilitate easier comparison, with a focus on whether grouping objects in tens aids in counting and comparing. The worksheet offers various levels of support, with some children receiving inequality symbols to assist with comparisons, while others are challenged to compare objects without any help. For those aiming for greater depth, more complex tasks are provided, involving ones that total more than 10. The reasoning and problem-solving section of the lesson presents scenarios with characters named Zach and Esin, who compare numbers they have created. Students are tasked with determining the correctness of their claims and adjusting the numbers with base 10 pieces to explore the concepts of equality and inequality further.