Many of my students have been struggling with the concept of
greater than and less than. When
observing the students during group work, I notice my tutee does not understand
when I explain the directions in English.
Even when placing emphasis on whether the question is asking for them to
identify the set that is greater than or less than, my tutee chooses the same
amount. As a result, I decided to focus
on these terms with him. Today I focused
on greater than. First I introduced the
term and showed my tutee examples of what number is greater than when comparing
to another number. I also defined
greater than as having more. I created
some flashcards with drawings of objects for each number. Each side of the card had a different number. As we went through the flashcards, I asked my
tutee to count each set of objects drawn on the cards. He would tell me how many on each side and
then choose which side had more. After
going through the stack of flashcards, we practiced with manipulatives like
counting dinosaurs and teddy bears. I
would grab a specific amount of teddy bears and he would have to provide a
greater amount.
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