Lesson Plan
Making Bigger & Smaller Numbers
Engage students in comparing three-digit numbers by playing a fun game. Through this lesson, students will gain hands-on experience with using their knowledge of place value to compare numbers.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to compare three-digit numbers.
Introduction
(10 minutes)Write the number 493 on the board. Ask students to identify how many ones, tens, and hundreds are in the number.
Now write the number 394 on the board. Again ask students to identify how many ones, tens, and hundreds are in the number.
Ask which number is bigger. Call on students to explain their answers. Write a number sentence using the > sign to show which number is bigger.