Week 10 · Compare numbers
Thursday
A challenge story
// Greater than, less than and 10 more
⏱ about 15 min
Thursday: A challenge story
Chris the Coyote opens his story bag.
"Today Bruce runs a trail challenge," he says.
"Everyone gathers stones by the stream."
Story: The stone challenge
Bruce and Bennie gathered stones all morning.
Bruce had 48 stones.
Bennie had 52 stones.
Bruce looked at the tens.
"You have 5 tens. I have 4 tens."
"You have more, Bennie!" Bruce said with a smile.
Then Bruce found a bag of 10 more stones.
ABOUT THE STORY
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Bruce had 48. Bennie had 52. Who had more?48 ? 52
What is 10 more than 48?Compare with Bruce and Bennie
Compare the tens first.
| Number sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| 52 > 48 | ? |
| 58 = 58 | ? |
| 48 > 58 | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISE48 has 4 tens. 58 has 5 tens. So 48 is less.
10 MORE, 10 LESS
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
What is 10 less than 52?
What is 10 more than 63?
What is 10 less than 91?
WHICH SIGN?
- Look at the tens first.
- Tap the sign that makes it true.
39 ? 41
70 ? 69
25 ? 25
STONE PILES, LEAST TO GREATEST
- Which pile has the fewest stones?
- Tap from least to greatest.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
Try it
Gather some small stones or blocks with a grown-up.
Each of you makes a pile.
Count your piles and compare.
Say who has more, using the words greater than.
Each of you makes a pile.
Count your piles and compare.
Say who has more, using the words greater than.
Draw Bruce and Bennie with their stone piles.
Word Spot: point, page
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Point: P-O-I-N-T.
Page: P-A-G-E.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
A pencil has a sharp ___.
Turn the ___.
What a story! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.