options: Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as special cases:
- The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.
- The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).
- 10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones — called a “ten.”

Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, and <.
problem_activity: Stage 1: Two-digit Numbers
Required Preparation
Materials to Gather
Number cards 0–10
Materials to Copy
Blackline Masters
Mystery Number Stage 1 Directions

Narrative
Students pick two cards and make a mystery two-digit number. Students give clues based on the sentence starters.


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