Lesson Plan: Comparing Five-Digit Numbers Mathematics
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to compare five-digit numbers represented in different ways and describe their relationships using the symbols <, >, and =.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- compare five-digit numbers using place value models,
- compare five-digit numbers using a number line,
- compare five-digit numbers by considering the place value of digits,
- use the symbols , , and = to compare two five-digit numbers.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- representing numbers up to the ten thousands place using visual models, standard notation, expanded form, and word form,
- comparing numbers up to the ten thousands place,
- using the symbols , , and = to compare numbers up to the ten thousands place.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- ordering five-digit numbers,
- comparing more than two numbers.
