Deepen the number sense of young mathematicians with this unique ordering exercise. Given a list of the numbers 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100, young learners must determine where the numbers from a second list fit in the sequence. To increase the participation of young learners, consider writing the initial list of numbers on the whiteboard and passing out number cards for learners to place on the board in the correct sequence. Repeat this activity with different numbers to get the class comfortable understanding their relative size before introducing them to the vocabulary and symbols used to make direct comparisons. 

Concepts

inequalities, number order, numbers

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Additional Tags

number sequence, ordering numbers, greater than, less than, comparing numbers, least to greatest, math

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Pros

• Includes an answer key with descriptions of the strategies students may use
• Activity familiarizes students with making comparisons to landmark numbers

Cons

• Assumes children having prior knowledge reading numbers up to 100

Common Core

1.NBT.B.3 MP1 MP7