Week 3MondayComparing Numbers
1Warm-up: Which is Bigger?

2-min Fluency Warm-up — Which number is bigger?

14 __ 19

Write > < or =

27 __ 23

Write > < or =

8 __ 31

Write > < or =

45 __ 45

Write > < or =

2Compare with Place Value

Look at the tens first. If tens are the same, look at the ones.

34 43

Why:

56 52

Why:

71 17

Why:

89 98

Why:

3Alligator Mouth!

The alligator always eats the bigger number! Draw > or < between each pair.

62 🐊 26

62 26

48 🐊 51

48 51

33 🐊 33

33 33

90 🐊 9

90 9

4Number Talk: Explain Without Writing

Number Talk — Explain WITHOUT writing the answer.

Is 57 bigger than 52?

My thinking:

Is 4 tens and 8 ones bigger than 5 tens?

My thinking:

5Challenge: Show Two Ways

Challenge — Show two different ways to prove which is bigger.

Try: (1) look at place value, (2) use a number line, or (3) count on.

68 vs 72

Way 1 (place value):

Way 2 (number line):