Can you guess what is

inside the box?

ComparingNu
mbers
Charlie the crocodile
likes eating numbers
 9
5
10 6
However, Charlie is a very picky 8 9
eater…
9 8 7
…….He only ever eats the biggest
number he can see.
 Let us count !
A B

>
6 3
more
Which group has more bees?
Group A has more bees than group B.
 Let us count !
A B

>
4 3
more
Which group has more birds?
Group A has more birds than group B.
 Let us count !
A B

>
2 1
more
Which group has more pumpkins?
Group A has more pumpkins than group B.
 Let us count !
A B

>
4 2
fewer
Which group has fewer cupcakes?
Group B has fewer cupcakes than group A.
 Let us count !
A B

<
3 5
fewer
Which group has fewer balls?
Group A has fewer balls than group B.
 Let us count !
A B

<
1 3
fewer
Which group has fewer pears?
Group A has fewer pears than group B.
 Let us count !
A B

<
2 3
fewer
Which group has fewer apples?
Group A has fewer apples than group B.
 How about if they are the
same?
A B

=
3 3
Group A has as many apples as group B.
 What did we learn?

• A group of objects can have more or fewer items than the

other.
• We say the word “fewer than” or “more than” if we
compare two groups with different number of objects.
• We say “as many as” if the number of objects in one group is
the same number of objects in the other group.
• We use the symbol > (greater than), < (less than), and =
(equal to) to compare sets.
Ordering Numbers
Tallest to smallest

Smallest to tallest
 smaller to bigger
1 2 3 4 5 least to greatest
Ascending order

Bigger to smaller
5 4 3 2 1 Greatest to least
Descending order
What number is before 3? _____ 2
What number is after 7? ______ 8
What is in between 4 and 6? _____ 5
What number is in between 3 and 5? ____ 4
What number is before 10? ____ 9
What number is after 6? ____ 7
 Arrange the numbers from least to
greatest

Example:
 Arrange the numbers from greatest to least.

Example:

9 7 3
 Write the numbers that come before and
after.

Example:
 What did we learn?

• Numbers can be arranged from least to greatest and

greatest to least.
• Ascending order is when you arranged something in
an increasing order.
• Descending order is when you arranged something in
an decreasing order.
• BEFORE
• AFTER
• BETWEEN