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
Dry erase markers
Number cards 0–10
Sheet protectors
Materials to Copy
Blackline Masters
Get Your Numbers in Order Stage 1 Gameboard

Narrative
Students remove the cards that show 10 before they start. Then they choose two number cards and make a two-digit number. Students write their number in any space on the board, as long as the numbers from left to right go from least to greatest. If students cannot place their number, they get a point. The player with the fewest points when the board is filled is the winner.


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