Comparing Numbers to 100 Song | Kindergarten - 1st Grade

The video uses an alligator metaphor to teach number comparison. It explains how the alligator chooses the greater number by comparing place values, and what happens when numbers are equal. The video also covers the greater-than and less-than symbols, emphasizing that the larger number is always on the open side of the angle.

What does the alligator do when comparing 32 and 84?

• Eats both numbers

• Eats 84 because it's larger

• Eats 32 because it's smaller

• Doesn't eat any number

When comparing 45 and 49, which number does the alligator choose?

• 45 because it has a greater tens place

• 49 because it has a greater ones place

• Both numbers because they are equal

• Neither number

What does the alligator do when the numbers are the same?

• Eats both numbers

• Writes an equal sign

• Eats the first number

• Eats the second number

How is the greater-than symbol oriented?

• Vertically

• Horizontally

• From big to small

• From small to big

Where should the larger number be placed in relation to the greater-than symbol?

• On the closed side

• On the open side

• Above the symbol

• Below the symbol