Summary
When a greedy Pig moves in next door, Peg and Cat summon Robin Hood — and use greater-than and less-than to decide who has too much and who has too little, racing the clock in seconds and minutes. (Paired episode: shares a video with The Peanut Problem.)
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Peg and Cat compare amounts with greater-than and less-than to make things fair.
- If the Pig has 30 and a neighbor has 12, who has *more*? Which symbol shows it: > or <?
- How can Robin Hood make the amounts more even?
- How many seconds are in a minute? Why does the timing matter?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: greater than, less than, compare, seconds, minutes.
Try it: Write two numbers between 10 and 99 and put a > or < between them to show which is greater. Then count how many things you can do in one minute.