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Greater Than Lesser Than Lesson Plan

This lesson plan introduces greater than, less than, and equal to symbols to 2nd grade students using mathematics. It uses a Pac-Man PowerPoint to engage students and teach that Pac-Man will always face the bigger number. Students then complete a worksheet independently and check in with teachers for assistance or to receive a die for further problems. The lesson is assessed through classroom participation, a check-in after the first worksheet section, and an arm gesture activity to demonstrate comparisons at the end.

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Greater Than Lesser Than Lesson Plan

This lesson plan introduces greater than, less than, and equal to symbols to 2nd grade students using mathematics. It uses a Pac-Man PowerPoint to engage students and teach that Pac-Man will always face the bigger number. Students then complete a worksheet independently and check in with teachers for assistance or to receive a die for further problems. The lesson is assessed through classroom participation, a check-in after the first worksheet section, and an arm gesture activity to demonstrate comparisons at the end.

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Lesson Plan

Greater than, less than & equal to

CONTEXT

Grade(s): 2

Subject(s): Mathematics

Long-Term Building off previous lessons about identifying and ordering


Sequencing and numbers in sequential order.
Scaffolding: Number Placement and value. Introducing the greater or lesser
than symbol.

GOALS

Curricular Students analyze quantity to 1000


Expectations: a. Knowledge - The less than sign, <, and the greater than
sign, >, are used to indicate inequality between two
quantities
b. Skills & Procedures- Describe a quantity as less than, greater
than, or equal to another quantity.

Implicit Learning: Understanding how one number compares to another using


mathematical signs and language.

MATERIALS & RESOURCES

Computer access with a projector


Pac Man Math slide show*
Printed worksheet*
A die
*attached below

OVERVIEW OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES & INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

Remind the class what they have been working with all week. Remind the class that we
have been working on comparing numbers and deciding which number is greater or
lesser or equal to another. Today we are introducing mathematical symbols to help.
Remind class about expected behaviour when on the carpet.
Begin with engaging Pac-Man PowerPoint.
a. This PowerPoint uses pac-man to teach students about which way to orientate the
> and < sign.
b. Since Pac-Man love to eat, he will always face the biggest number
c. Also teach the one dot/two dot method where you make your own < by connecting
the dots. The larger number gets two dots and the smaller number gets 1 dot.
The slide has built- in problems we will solve as a class. It will also teach students about
what to do when the number is equal to the same number.

After slides are done students will go work on their own to complete the math worksheet I
made. After completing the first 9 they will come check in with a teacher. If additional help
is needed teachers can direct students learning wherever needed. Once complete, they
will get a die to complete the rest of the worksheet.
TIMING, SEQUENCING, TRANSITIONS OF LESSON
INCL. KEY PROMPTS & INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction / Hook We have been building up to this lesson all week.


(3 mins) Q. What is Pac-Man KNOWN for?
A. Eating

11 min Open slide show. Go through the slides 1-12 relatively quickly.

1 min Transition and handout

2 min At the board I will be modelling the first question and remind
students they need to check in and get a die after. Model how you
will write your number in the boxes after you get a die.

12 min Independently work on the worksheet.


1. Go around awarding a die to students who complete the
first section
2. Assessing students' understanding. Remind them of the
PacMan method or the two dot/one dot method.

*OPTIONAL* If complete, have students pull out a worksheet in their Ketchup


folder and find another worksheet.

Conclusion / Thank the class and remind them that PacMan is ALWAYS hungry
Wrap up (1 mins) and will ALWAYS eat the BIGGEST number.
Write two numbers on the board randomly selected from pile and
ask students to use their arms to show me with number is greater
than the other number. This can be repeated three times.

ASSESSMENT(S)

1. During class activity at the carpet I can assess understanding and application. I
can give corrective teaching and formative feedback to help guide learning.
2. Built-in assessment check-in once students have completed the first section and
come ask for a die.
3. During wrap-up, I can quickly assess students' understanding by how they position
their arms.

Reflection Post Lesson


November 22, 2023
Today went well. I was happy that we were able to move snack time earlier, so I was
able to teach the class at 10:30. I thought the class went well. I thought my class was a great
intro to these new mathematical symbols. I was pleased by how the students in my class
were able to understand the idea. I thought the Pac-Man analogy went well and it helped
students understand the desired outcomes of the lesson. Also, students were particularly
well behaved as we had another guest so that also helped the lesson go smoothly. I was
happy to see that some of the student who are weaker in math were able to contribute in this
class.
I thought my hook and my closing act went well. I am comfortable with teaching
Math. I wonder how I can transfer over some of my excitement over to the other subjects I
am less familiar with. I thought I did well to engage the students who usually do not
participate. It helped that I had their attention with the PacMan icon, but I also felt like I
explained things in a way every student could understand. I was very happy to see certain
students who are usually slower in math have the first section done before I was able to
explain the rest of the worksheet. Although I do want to challenge my students, it was nice
seeing that all the class understood my worksheet.
I need to work on slowing down and going slowly through my slides. My UC showed
up a few minutes late and I forgot that she was late so after the first few slides I looked up
and panicked as thought fifteen minutes of my lesson had already gone by, Needless to say,
I taught my 30-minute lesson in 20 minutes as I forgot I did not actually start my lesson at
10:30. However, that does not excuse my natural tendency to speed through lessons. I have
been trying to go slow, but I am still getting used to teaching grade 2. On emore thing I need
to work on is to stop addressing my class as “you guys”.

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