Ally the Alligator

So the break is over and we are getting back into the swing of things!! We have been learning about greater than and less than, and in order to make it fun for my kiddos and give them a visual, I found an alligator head!(thanks to my friend Mick!) I introduced it to my kids, and they fell in love! That was of course after the initial fear wore off. Haha. When I teach the symbols for greater than and less than I teach them that the "alligator" eats the biggest number because the symbol looks like an alligator mouth. So I decided what better way to give them a visual than to bring in an alligator head!! It was a big hit, and I use it everyday during Math Wall!! Just another way to make learning fun!!!