Subject: Math, Kindergarten

Topic: Comparing Numbers

Title: Greater Shark, Lesser Shark

Nevada Academic Content Standards:

§ Mathematics / Counting and Cardinality – K.CC, #6: Identify whether the number of
objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in
another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.
§ Mathematics / Counting and Cardinality – K.CC, #7: Compare two numbers between
1 and 10 presented as written numerals.

Objectives:

§ The student will be able to assemble a greater than symbol shark teeth collage with 95%
accuracy.
§ The student will be able to discuss and explain their selection of greater than, less, than
and equal symbols during the group student teacher discussion activity with 95%
accuracy.
§ The student will be able to identify which group of objects contain more or less and use
pipe cleaners to make a symbol to compare the two numbers during the think/pair/share
activity with 95% accuracy.
§ The student will be able to select which symbol to use by circling the correct answer on
their individual worksheet during the die activity with 90% accuracy.
§ The student will be able to compare greater, lesser, and equal numbers and then identify
which symbol to use on the individual worksheet assessment with 90% accuracy.

Materials:

Gallon size Ziploc bag of 640 Gummy Bears

Gallon size Ziploc bag of 64 Gummy Bears
Snack size Ziploc bags, 32
Poster board with less than symbol
Poster board with more than symbol with giant triangular teeth
Poster board with equal to symbol
List with groups of kids that come to front of class each round, each student takes a turn
Colored (blue) 8 ½ x11 piece of cardstock with greater than sign, 32
Candy Corn, 280 unbroken pieces
Glue, 8 small liquid bottles
8 small gift bags - 4 red labeled individually 1-4 and 4 blue labeled individually 1-4
2 papers, 1 red with list of red group students, 1 blue with list of blue group students
16 pipe cleaners, any colors, set of 8, each set match
16 individual size packs of goldfish
17 individual wrapped granola bars
9 individual packs of cookies (oreos, famous amos, etc.)
7 individually wrapped rice krispy treats
32 Worksheet assessments - more than, less than, equal to - numbers up to 10
2 containers, large enough for child hand, each contain 11 number tiles with numbers 0-10
6 white boards, 6 dry erase markers, 6 erasers cloths
Answer key for teacher student group activity
8 dice, 10 sided with numbers 1-10 on them
Worksheet - dice activity, one side already numbered with pictures, other side blank to fill in
Bose speaker
IPhone with Baby Shark instrumental
10 individual size whiteboards with one number between 0-10 on each one
Paper with student groups for rotations
Dry erase marker and eraser
Basket for papers
Computer, program set up to display on smart board where two numbers pop up, one on right
and one on left, number change every 5 seconds

Procedure:

Orient:

• Students will learn to recognize that two numbers ranging from 0-10 will be greater than,
less than, or equal to each other.
• Students will learn how to identify less than, greater than, and equal symbols.
• Key Vocabulary:
o Numbers – tells us amount of something; how much we have
o More – bigger, greater amount of something
o Less – smaller amount of something
o Equal – same amount of something

Prerequisites/Review:

• Count forward together 0-10

• Count backward together 10-0
• Write a number 0-10 on white board (not in order)
o On ready set go class shouts out number together
o Continue until numbers 0-10 have all been reviewed
• Erase numbers on board,
o Write in order 0-10, remind that order is from little to big
Introduce:

• Gummy Bear attention grabber.

• Hold up two bags of gummy bears, one in each hand.
o One contains 32 snack size baggies of 20 (640 total) gummy bears, other
contains 64 gummy bears.
• Tell class if work hard they get to split up one of the gallon size bags to eat at end.
• Holding up bags tell class to without talking think about which bag they would like to
divide and eat later.
• Students hold arms out in front and apart like would when singing daddy shark.
• Have shark’s mouth open wide, face direction of bag they want most, pretend to
chomp away at bag.
• Students put hands together, tell them shark now cannot open it’s mouth, it is sealed
tight, point with sealed shark mouth to bag we should not divide up.
• Emphasize that 640 bear bag is a lot more than the 64 bear bag.
• Lower bags to side, take turns holding one up, class shouts more or less depending on
which bag raised, do a few times.
• Do same activity but now shout greater or lesser a few times.
• Name sharks, big mouth hungry shark called Greater Shark and small mouth not
hungry shark called Lesser Shark.
• Students stand - sing and actions to Baby Shark but change words to Greater Shark,
Lesser Shark.
• After song students sit for lesson time.

Teach:

• Whiteboard Activity

o Use popsicle sticks, call first student up, ask what favorite candy is.
o Write number 10 on white board and number 1 on board. Ask if student would
like 10 pieces of that candy or 1 piece. Circle 10 and explain to class the student
wants more; student wants greater amount.
o Repeat with five more students, switching up with favorite toy, animal, money,
etc., use different set of numbers each time, use all numbers 0-10.

• Poster Board Visual

o Poster boards with giant greater than and less than sign.
§ Greater than sign has giant triangular teeth like shark.
o Explain signs are used to tell which number is greater and lesser of two numbers.
o Shark with mouth wide open always hungry, wants most to eat, greater amount.
o Shark with mouth closed always full so wants the least to eat, lesser amount.
o Refer to poster board visual student group sheet.
o First group called up, divide with 1 student standing on one side, other 3 standing
on the other side.
o Ask class which side has greater amount of students.
 o Standing in middle of groups use greater than sign with shark teeth to show
greater than group. Switch signs and show the less than sign without teeth.
o Repeat with all the other groups, different size groups.

• Equal Sign Visual

o Use popsicle sticks to call up 6 students, divide three on each side.

o Ask students to point to which side has more, which side has less.
o Explain same amount so need another sign, another shark.
o Pull out equal poster board, hold between two groups.
o Bring new group of students up for a couple more rounds to demonstrate equal.
o Students put both arms straight out in front of them with thumbs looking up at
ceiling to make equal shark.
o Students sing and dance to one round of Equal Shark with arms straight out.

Check for Understanding:

• Have students remain standing. Ask them to show Greater Shark with their arms, show
Lesser Shark with arms, and show Equal Shark with arms.
• Hold up two whiteboards, each one has different number on it. Students make Greater
Shark arms facing greater number.
• Repeat with two new whiteboards, different numbers, students make Lesser Shark arms
facing lesser number.
• Repeat with two new whiteboards, different numbers, students make Greater Shark arms
facing greater number.
• Repeat with two new whiteboards, different numbers, students make Lesser Shark arms
facing lesser number.
• On last two whiteboards have same number written.
o Tell students you are not going to tell them which shark to hold up this time and
that they have to figure it out.
o Students should hold up Equal Shark arms.
o Repeat until majority understand equal.

Practice, Independent and Group

• Rotating Stations, 4 stations, 8 students each

• Explain 4 stations
• Remind students if question entire group stays at station with hands raised or can send
group messenger over to ask me the group question.

• Station 1: Individual Collage

o Each student will make a greater than sign collage by gluing candy corns to their
greater than symbol to make a Greater Shark.
• Station 2: Think/Pair/Share

o Students find their name on red and blue sheets posted at station.
o Students will get in pairs. Group Red 1 pair with Group Blue 1, Group Red 2 pair
with Group Blue 2, etc.
o Pairs remove the contents out of their bags, group their items, work together to
decide which group of items is greater, which group is lesser.
o Take two pipe cleaners to make symbol between the two groups of items.
o Students put contents back in bags, rotate bags until all four sets completed.

• Station 3: Individual Worksheet - Numbers and symbols activity with die

o Each problem has one side with a number, that number is represented with
pictures(s), other side of problem left blank to fill in.
o Get number for blank side of problem by rolling 10- sided die.
o Number rolled is added to blank spot on worksheet.
o Number added also represented by student drawing that many Xs or Os or shapes.
o Middle column has three symbol choices to pick from (greater than, less than, or
equal to), student will circle symbol.
o Students may talk to each other to ask questions.
o Turn papers into basket at station.

• Station 4: Group Work, Students are the teachers

o Two students at time will take turns being teachers.

o Teachers will take one tile out of container A, one tile out of container B, show to
rest of student group.
o Students write the two numbers on their white boards individually, add symbol
between two numbers.
o Student group compares and discusses answers, talks about and explains why they
decided on answers.
o While students writing, comparing, and discussing the teachers find answer on
simple answer key provided.
o Teachers check student boards to see if correct, students check teachers’ answer
to see if correct.
o Erase boards, two new teachers comes to front, previous teachers move to become
students.

Modifications:

• ELL

o Use Spanish word and English word while teaching for numbers 0-10, greater,
lesser, more, equal and other words able to translate.
o Use hand gestures while speaking.
o Assign to group with the bilingual student so can ask questions.
 o Check in with bilingual student to see how ELL is doing.
o Send home paper in Spanish about lesson learned, include website links.

• Learning Disabled – Dyslexia

o Assign to group with helper buddy.

o Assessment worksheet modified with larger print and pictures to represent
number instead of only numbers, symbols already there to circle.
o When numbers are on white boards and smart boards, point and say number out
loud.
o Number line printed on dice worksheet for each problem so only has to circle
instead of write, match the die number with number on line, buddy may help.
o During teacher activity, buddy helps write on whiteboard if wanted.

• ADHD

o Picture checklist of different stations and activities, can see lesson broken down to
smaller chunks.
o Each station completed receives check mark, gets a reward for each station
completed (5 min. free activity choice, treasure box, etc.).
o Assign study buddy who can help remind and keep track of checklist, ask
questions when forget or need to be reminded.

Closure:

• Students gather and stand on their numbered dot in front of smart board.
• Greater shark music game, entire song.
o Baby Shark instrumental plays.
o Set of numbers flash on smart board.
o Greater Shark entire song, arms eat the greater number.
§ Remind if equal numbers, use Equal Shark arms.
• Lesser Shark music game, entire song.
o Baby Shark instrumental plays.
o Set of numbers flash on starboard.
o Lesser Shark entire song, hands together, point to lesser number.
§ Remind if equal numbers, use Equal Shark arms.

• Students return to seats.

• Pass out bags of gummy bears and instruct not to eat.
• Students pull out 10 gummy bears, put on desk, others remain in bag.
• Students count 4 gummy bears, put on left side of desk.
• Students count 6 gummy bears, put on right side of desk.
• On ready set go, make greater than symbol with arms in direction of greatest amount.
• Let students know time to transition to test.
 o May eat the 6 greater bear side once other bears in bag and bag in desk.
o Can eat remaining bears at recess or take home for later.

Assessment:

• Teacher observation
• Worksheet check