Greater or Less than Symbols Worksheets

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Printable worksheets for comparing pairs of 2-digit numbers:
Compare & Select
Compare using Sentences
Compare using Symbols

Greater than or Less than Worksheets

(Using greater than and less than symbols)

Teaching greater than (>) and less than (<) symbols to grade 1 students using an alligator mouth is a popular and effective visual method. The alligator mouth represents the concept that the alligator always wants to eat the larger quantity.

Introduction to Alligator Mouth:
Introduce the greater than and less than symbols by associating them with an alligator’s open mouth.
Explain that the alligator always wants to eat the larger number.
Greater Than (>) Symbol: This symbol is used to represent the relationship where one quantity is larger or greater than another. Example: 5 > 3 reads as “5 is greater than 3.”
Less Than (<) Symbol: This symbol is used to represent the relationship where one quantity is smaller or less than another. Example: 3 < 5 reads as “3 is less than 5.”

Have a look at this video if you need to review how to use greater than or less than symbols when comparing two numbers.

Greater than and Less than Symbols

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Greater or Less than Symbols Worksheet #1
Greater or Less than Symbols Worksheet #2 (Place Value Charts)
Greater or Less than Symbols Worksheet #3
Greater or Less than Symbols Worksheet #4
Greater or Less than Symbols Worksheet #5
Greater or Less than Symbols Worksheet #6

Greater or Less than Symbols Lesson

Learning the > and < symbols (eg. >, <. =)
Compare Numbers up to 30 (eg. 25 > 17)
Compare Numbers up to 100 (eg. 25 > 17)
Compare Numbers (3-digit) (eg. 534 > 524)

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