Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate: Kiera Piliere Date: 12-3-17

Grade and Topic: 1st Grade Math Length of Lesson: 90 min

Mentor Teacher: Holland School: UofM

OBJECTIVES:

Students will compare numbers and find which is greater after given a worksheet
The learners will work together to complete a mini quiz through the Kahoot! App
The class will pair up and create a comic with a story line to and integrate greater than or less than
numbers

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

1.NBT.B.3 Compare two two-digit numbers based on the meanings of the digits in each place and use
the symbols >, =, and < to show the relationship.

MATERIALS:

Worksheet (below)
Kahoot! Access
Computer for comic

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

Students will need to know how to count from 0 to 50

Students will need knowledge on how to use Kahoot in the classroom
Learners will need to be creative when it comes to creating their comic

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction: I would have food or snacks as an example. I will have a piece or pile of
food/snack/candy, and separate into two and have the students compare and tell me which one is greater
and less than
Procedures:
Introduction (5 minutes)
Going over basics (15 minutes)
Kahoot! (10 minutes)
Review (10 minutes)
Worksheet (15 minutes)
Comic (35 minutes)

Closure: I will have an exit ticket prepared (below)

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:

Exit ticket provided below

MODIFICATIONS:

-For students who have a hard time using technology, I will partner then with someone who is good on the
computer
-For ESL students, I will have the signs said in their native language as well as English.
 Exit Ticket
Directions: Fill in the circle with the proper sign. < > or =

1) 23 45

2) 16 16

3) 28 12

4) 5+2=____
6+4=____

5) ____ ____

Greater Than, Less Than, or Equal To

 Greater Than Less Than

When the alligators mouth has the BIGGER part facing a number, the number is greater than.
When the alligators mouth has the SMALLER part facing a number, the number is less than.

1) 2 4 3) 23 32

2) 6 5 4) 34 12

Key:
<>=

Technology Integration:
https://www.education.com/game/less-than-greater-than/
This is a fun and interactive activity that has the students moving alligators
with their mouths open to the correct equation. This will also be similar to
the worksheet created.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/BalloonPop
Comparison.htm

This website has a game that involved balloons. Each balloon has a
number and the student has to pop the balloon with the greater or less
than number. This will get the students using the greater than or less than
vocabulary.

www.toondoo.com

This is a fun and interactive site for the students to use their creativity.
With this lesson, I will have students work together to create a comic strip
using the site.

Example Comic
http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=11716235