Year 1 Introducing Greater than, Less than and Equal To Maths Challenge

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 1 Introducing Greater than, Less than and Equal To Maths Challenge is designed to check children’s understanding of comparing objects and numbers using inequality symbols. Children will use the symbols to compare the numbers of dots on a dice.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Place Value

Mathematics Year 1: (1N4) Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least

Mathematics Year 1: (1N2c) Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words

This resource also covers the following objective from Year 2:

Mathematics Year 2: (2N2b) Compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use <, > and = signs