Comparing Numbers with the Big Alligator

The video tutorial teaches how to compare numbers using symbols like greater than, less than, and equal to. It starts with small numbers using visual aids like blocks and progresses to larger numbers by comparing place values. The tutorial emphasizes the concept of the 'mouth' of the symbol facing the larger number and provides multiple examples to reinforce understanding.

What symbol is used to show one value is bigger than another?

• Plus (+)

• Greater than (>)

• Equal to (=)

• Less than (<)

What does the 'greater than' symbol look like?

• A square

• An open mouth facing right

• A straight line

• A closed loop

In comparing numbers, where do we start reading from?

• The left

• Any side

• The center

• The right

If you have 4 blocks on one side and 10 on the other, how do they compare?

• Cannot be compared

• 4 is greater than 10

• 4 is less than 10

• 4 is equal to 10

Which of the following is a correct way to read a comparison?

• 4 equals 10

• 4 is less than 10

• 10 less than 4

• 10 greater than 4

Which number is larger, 8 or 6?

• 8

• 6

• Both are equal

• Cannot determine

What is the correct comparison between 8 and 6 using symbols?

• 8 + 6

• 8 < 6

• 8 = 6

• 8 > 6

How do we compare 452 and 425?

• Numbers are incomparable

• 452 is greater than 425

• 452 is equal to 425

• 452 is less than 425

What helps to compare two numbers correctly?

• Counting the digits

• Using a calculator

• Aligning and comparing place values

• Guessing

When comparing 694 and 697, which is true?

• 694 is greater than 697

• 694 is less than 697

• 694 is equal to 697

• Numbers are identical