The worksheet titled "Identifying Bigger and Smaller Numbers: Practicing Greater Than and Less Than" starts by asking students to compare two numbers. They draw a small circle around the smaller number and a large circle around the bigger number to practice comparing two numbers.

Then, the worksheet introduces the concept of greater than and less than by using inequality symbols. Students circle numbers like they did before, but then they write a greater than or less than symbol using the points on the circles. To finish, students write the correct greater than or less than symbol in the box between the two numbers.

Learning to compare numbers helps students think more critically in math, which can help them tackle tricky problems. A simple way to begin in lower elementary grades is to have students look at two numbers. They draw a small circle around the small number and a large circle around the big number. Students can see how the large end of the inequality symbol stretches to fit the bigger circle. It's easy for them to remember that the greater than symbol always opens up to the larger number, while the less than symbol points to the smaller number.