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Two written numerals between 1 and 10

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Mathematics›Counting & Cardinality|Ages 5—6|ID: mt__YRJ23GuIK

Compare two written numerals between 1 and 10 to determine which is greater or less

Mastery Evidence

  • Given two written numerals (e.g. 4 and 7), identify which is greater
  • Correctly use > and < or 'greater than' / 'less than' to compare single-digit numerals

Assessment Prompt

“If you write "3" and "8" on two pieces of paper and ask [child] which number is bigger, can they get it right — and could they tell you why?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

K.CC.7Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
Compare Written Numerals

Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.

Counting and Cardinality

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  • Comparing groups: more or fewer soft

    Comparing written numerals is the symbolic form of comparing quantities — conceptual comparison helps but isn't strictly required

    • Counting objects to 20 soft

      Counting a set helps when comparing groups, but younger children (GB age 4) can compare using matching without formal counting to 20

      • How Many in Total? hard

        Answering 'how many?' requires the cardinality principle

        • One-to-one counting hard

          Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'

      • One-to-one counting hard

        Counting objects to answer 'how many?' requires one-to-one correspondence

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