Comparing Numbers
These activities deal with comparing and ordering numbers covering place value, less than and greater than symbols, ordering decimals and negative numbers. The resources are aimed at children aged 7 to 10.
Carriage Order
The carriages have come off the track but before the train can leave they must be put on in the correct order. They can ...
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Read, write and order whole numbers to at least 1000 and position them on a number line; count on from and back to zero in single-digit steps or multiples of 10
I can read and write numbers to 1000 and put them in order
Year 3, Block A, Unit 1
Number Cranes
The cranes are unloading single digits can you arrange the same three digits to make six different three digit numbers?...
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Explain a process or present information, ensuring items are clearly sequenced, relevant details are included and accounts ended effectively
I can explain how to put three-digit numbers in order
Year 3, Block A, Unit 1
more or less than
The slime monster is picking slimey numbers from his tub of goo. Can you use the greater than and less than symbols to d...
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"Partition, round and order four-digit whole numbers; use positive and negative numbers in context and position them on a number line; state inequalities using the symbols < and > (e.g. -3 > -5, -1 < 1)
I can use the < and > signs with positive and negative numbers (e.g. -3 < 1)
Year 4, Block A, Unit 1
Negative Number Lift
Triangle Man needs you help to work the lift. Count on or back to press the right button and move the correct number of ...
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"Recognise and continue number sequences formed by counting on or back in steps of constant size
I can count on and back using negative numbers
Year 4, Block A, Unit 3
Negative Number Train
The carriages have come off the track but before the train can leave they must be put on in the correct order. Every car...
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Partition, round and order four-digit whole numbers; use positive and negative numbers in context and position them on a number line; state inequalities using the symbols < and > (e.g. 3 > 5, 1 < +1)
I can read, write and put in order positive and negative numbers
Year 4, Block A, Unit 3
Decimal dog dishes
Its a dog dinner party, there is a bowl of food for each dog, but all the dogs are different sizes. The bowls use decima...
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Use decimal notation for tenths and hundredths and partition decimals; relate the notation to money and measurement; position one-place and two-place decimals on a number line
I can order decimals on a number line
Year 4, Block D, Unit 3
To Ski or not to Ski
How cold will it be tomorrow? Zero Gravity wants to go skiing. Watch the weather forecast and then count back past zero ...
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Count from any given number in whole-number and decimal steps, extending beyond zero when counting backwards; relate the numbers to their position on a number line
I can find missing numbers in a sequence that includes negative numbers
Year 5, Block A, Unit 1
Light Sequence
Count on and back in decimal steps to put the bulbs back into the fairy lights in the correct sequence. Once the lights ...
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Count from any given number in whole-number and decimal steps, extending beyond zero when counting backwards; relate the numbers to their position on a number line
I can count in decimal steps to create a sequence
Year 5, Block A, Unit 2
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Interpret a reading that lies between two unnumbered divisions on a scale
I can find the value of each interval on a scale and use this to give approximate values of readings between divisions
Year 5, Block C, Unit 3
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Use decimal notation for tenths, hundredths and thousandths; partition, round and order decimals with up to three places, and position them on the number line
I can use decimals with up to three places and order them on a number line
Year 6, Block A, Unit 2