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RE: Math Inequalities: Less Than & Greater Than Signs
In my classroom, my students would have a hard time remembering which symbol meant less than and which meant greater than.
The nice little trick we'd use, is I'd say, "Spell less than."
They'd go on to spell it...'L', 'E', 'S', 'S'.... where I'd stop them and say,
"What letter does less than start with? Which symbol looks like an 'L'?"
Which then they'd quickly make the connection that < looks like an L.
I have never thought of that.
<ESSworld require a slight head tilt. That would be a third memory aid along with the bigger number pointing at the smaller number and the aligator mouths.