Tower Power: Ordering Numbers from Least to Greatest!

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Lesson Description

Let's build towers and learn to order them from smallest to largest! We'll also learn about the words 'fewest' and 'most'.

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Grade 1: Math Lesson #9 Ordering Sets From Smallest To Largest; (Least to Greatest; Fewest & Most)

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Key Concepts

  • Counting
  • Ordering numbers
  • Least to greatest
  • Fewest and most

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to count objects up to 10.
  • Students will be able to order sets of objects from least to greatest.
  • Students will be able to use the terms 'fewest' and 'most' to describe quantities.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about counting and ordering. Introduce the terms 'fewest' and 'most'. Show the video.
  • Activity 1: Building Towers (15 mins)
    Have students gather different colored blocks or cubes. Instruct them to build towers of different heights, with each color representing a different tower. Encourage them to count the number of blocks in each tower.
  • Activity 2: Ordering Towers (15 mins)
    Guide students to arrange their towers in order from the tower with the 'fewest' blocks to the tower with the 'most' blocks. Have them say the numbers aloud as they place the towers in order.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the concepts of 'fewest' and 'most' and how to order numbers from least to greatest. Ask students to share what they learned.

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Ordering
    Draw a number line on the board or use a pre-made one. Give students number cards and have them place the cards in the correct order on the number line.
  • Group Ordering Game
    Divide the class into groups. Give each group a set of objects (e.g., crayons, erasers). Have them order the objects from fewest to most and explain their reasoning.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to put things in order?
  • Can you think of other times when we put things in order?
  • What is the difference between 'fewest' and 'most'?

Skills Developed

  • Counting skills
  • Ordering skills
  • Comparison skills
  • Vocabulary development

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which number is the smallest?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 2:

Which word means 'the least amount'?

Correct Answer: Fewest

Question 3:

If you have 3 blocks, then you get one more, how many blocks do you have?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 4:

Which number comes after 6?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 5:

Which group has the MOST apples?

Correct Answer: 🍎🍎🍎🍎

Question 6:

Which set of numbers is in order from smallest to biggest?

Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3

Question 7:

If you have a tower of 5 blocks and take 2 away, how many are left?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 8:

Which is bigger, 7 or 9?

Correct Answer: 9

Question 9:

Which group has the FEWEST?

Correct Answer: ⭐

Question 10:

What comes right before the number 4?

Correct Answer: 3

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The number that is the smallest is the ________.

Correct Answer: fewest

Question 2:

Putting numbers in order from smallest to biggest is called ________.

Correct Answer: ordering

Question 3:

If you have 2 and add 1 more, you have ________.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 4:

The opposite of fewest is ________.

Correct Answer: most

Question 5:

1, 2, 3, 4, ________. What comes next?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

When ordering, the biggest number goes at the ________.

Correct Answer: end

Question 7:

If you have 6 blocks and give 3 away, you have ________ left.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 8:

________ comes after 8.

Correct Answer: 9

Question 9:

The number 1 is ________ than the number 5.

Correct Answer: smaller

Question 10:

We put the tower with the fewest blocks first, and the tower with the ________ blocks last.

Correct Answer: most

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1:Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral. CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.C.4:Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).

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