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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

MORE, LESS, EQUAL


I was hunting through some old material for some new ideas to share with you, and have I got a winner!  About 15 years ago I did a workshop called “The Idea Factory” and included a math game called MORE, LESS, EQUAL.  I guess this just goes to show you that everything old is new again because this is a perfect activity for Common Core!
 Divide children into partners and give them manipulatives and a sack with three index cards on which you have written “greater than,” “less than,” and “equal.”  One child makes a set with the manipulatives.  The second child draws a card from the bag and then makes a set according to the directions on the card. 
 
SQUISH is a similar game that can be played with play dough.  One child squishes the dough and makes a set. The second child selects a card and then must squish the play dough to make a set “greater,” “less than,” or “equal.”

Hint!  I think it would be good for the teacher to model this game with students before dividing them up with a partner.