If your child doesn’t understand the value of numbers yet, PLEASE DON’T TRY THIS ACTIVITY. This activity is a procedural activity meaning the child already knows the concept and has the concept down pat. Here’s the buzz on this greater than less than set up. Once a child has mastered this game – now they are ready for this activity. Remember war? War is a great card game for practicing value and more or less. “Which group has more?” “Which group has less?”Īgain, you can spend years working on this skill. Next, your child needs to understand that some numbers are larger or smaller than other numbers. Instill in your child that numbers mean something, represent something, and are for more than just memorized counting. So first, spend a lot of time – months, even years – just talking about the value of a number. RELATED: Want to know how I taught my kids about numbers and value? Learn more about my simple home preschool program. The idea that the symbol / numeral 5 means five of something. The first big step in “knowing numbers” is actually understanding the value of number. It’s easy to hear our kids counting and think “YES! My kid knows their numbers!” Actually, what your child knows is the first step in a very long, lifetime marathon with numbers. On the surface, it seems simple: which number is greater? Which number is less?īut to get a child to this point, there’s a lot of back end work to be done.įirst, I’m going to explain all the knowledge my 5.5 year old needed in order to do this activity. Why greater than less than is a surprisingly complicated skill
I’m not a fan and you can read more about my thoughts here. But how do we get our kids to this point? How do we introduce this concept? How do we teach it without a worksheet? We remember doing it as kids and talking about which number the “alligator” eats. It’s a seemingly simple concept: greater than less than.
How do you practice greater than less than?
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