JENECONKMaths Universe

Ordering Numbers

Ages 5–8

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Ordering Numbers

Ordering means arranging numbers from smallest to biggest (ascending) or biggest to smallest (descending).

Your goals

  • ✓You can put numbers in order from smallest to largest.
  • ✓You can use ascending, descending correctly.
  • ✓You can compare each number with the number beside it.

Words to know

ascending:
Ordered from smallest to largest.
descending:
Ordered from largest to smallest.

Examples

  • 1Ascending: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14
  • 2Descending: 20, 15, 10, 5, 1

Check these

  • • Do not change direction partway through the list.
  • • Keep every number, symbol, label, and unit in its correct place.
  • • Show enough working to check how you reached your answer.

Helpful habits

  • • Read the whole question before choosing what to do.
  • • Show one clear step at a time and check each step.
  • • If you are stuck, draw a model, try smaller numbers, or revisit the example.

Now try your own

Create your own ordering numbers example, solve it, and explain how you checked it.

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Helpful Hints

“If you are stuck, skip and come back later.”