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.