Greater or Less Than

A column of pairs with an empty box between them for the greater-than, less-than or equals sign. What is being compared is up to you: two numerals, two groups of pictures to count first, two sums to work out first, or two fractions. Every page is dealt a deliberate mix of all three relations, so an equals sign turns up as often as the other two — pairs picked at random almost never come out equal, and a child who never meets one learns that the box is always a beak. Equal pairs are built so the two sides are written differently, 3 + 5 against 4 + 4 rather than the same sum twice. The reminder strip at the top can be left on until the symbols stick.

Age

ages 5–12

Answer key

Included, free

Skills

countingarithmeticlogicpattern recognition

What you can change

• What is compared

  Numbers, Groups of things, Sums, Fractions

• What the child does

  Write >, < or =, Circle more, Circle fewer

• How many pairs

  3–10 pairs

• Biggest number

  5–1000

• Include pairs that are the same

• Reminder of the symbols

• Every page also takes the book's language, page size, theme and pictures.