1. 8/13/20151 Alligator Eats the BIG Number Antoinette Mia Pettis

2. 8/13/20152 Hi! My name is Ivan and I am 12 years old! I like numbers; do you?

3. 8/13/20153 My little brother DeSean, who is 5, does not like numbers. He doesn’t know how to compare numbers. Can you help him?

4. 8/13/20154 DeSean really likes Alligators! So I was thinking we could use Alligators to help him compare numbers.

5. 8/13/20155 < This is the less than sign. > This is the greater than sign. = This is the equal to sign. See how the look like an Alligator’s mouth? < This is the less than sign. > This is the greater than sign. = This is the equal to sign. See how the look like an Alligator’s mouth?

6. 8/13/20156 The Alligator’s mouth needs to eat the big number. For example: 3 < 9 The Alligator’s mouth needs to eat the big number. For example: 3 < 9 See how the sign faces the BIG NUMBER.

7. 8/13/20157 To help us remember which way the signs face we will use the saying “Alligator eats the BIG NUMBER!”

8. 8/13/20158 If the numbers are the same we use the = sign. For example: 5=5 If the numbers are the same we use the = sign. For example: 5=5

9. 8/13/20159 Let’s do a few problems together to see if you and DeSean understand.

10. 8/13/201510 2 ___ 8 Which sign do we use? 2 ___ 8 Which sign do we use?

11. 8/13/201511 2 < 8 Right! We do use the Less than sign because the Alligator eats the BIG NUMBER! 2 < 8 Right! We do use the Less than sign because the Alligator eats the BIG NUMBER!

12. 8/13/201512 9 ____ 1 What do we use now? 9 ____ 1 What do we use now?

13. 8/13/201513 9 > 1 Yes! You got it. We use the greater than sign because…the Alligator eats the BIG NUMBER! 9 > 1 Yes! You got it. We use the greater than sign because…the Alligator eats the BIG NUMBER!

14. 8/13/201514 6 ____ 6 What about these two numbers? 6 ____ 6 What about these two numbers?

15. 8/13/201515 6 = 6 Great job. We use the equal to sign because the numbers are the SAME. 6 = 6 Great job. We use the equal to sign because the numbers are the SAME.

16. 8/13/201516 I think DeSean understands comparisons now. Thank you so much for helping!

17. 8/13/201517 TEKS  (1.1) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student uses whole numbers to describe and compare quantities. (1 st Grade)  The student is expected to:  (A) compare and order whole numbers up to 99 (less than, greater than, or equal to) using sets of concrete objects and pictorial models.  (1.1) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student uses whole numbers to describe and compare quantities. (1 st Grade)  The student is expected to:  (A) compare and order whole numbers up to 99 (less than, greater than, or equal to) using sets of concrete objects and pictorial models.