Kindergarten Math Lesson Plans Greater Than Less Than. Introducing the greater than less than lesson. The less than symbols looks like the shape made by the thumb and index finger on the left hand.
Call on students to compare the 2 groups using this language. Prompt your class to tell you what each of these terms mean. We begin our greater than less than kindergarten lesson by simple ordering of numbers and noticing that numbers toward the right of the line are greater than those to the left of the line.
When students draw the greater than symbol they go right first and then back to the left to make the shape.
Introducing the greater than less than lesson. Remind the class that greater than means bigger less than means smaller equal to means the same. Students will learn to use greater than less than and equal to when counting objects with these math centers. When students draw the less than symbol they go left first and then back to the right to make the shape.
