Number Order Superstars: Ordering Numbers to 50!

Math Grades 1st Grade 8:15 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn how to put numbers in order, from smallest to biggest, all the way up to 50! We'll use our hundreds chart to help us become Number Order Superstars!

Video Resource

Grade 1: Math Lesson #93 Ordering Numbers To Fifty

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Duration: 8:15
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Key Concepts

  • Ordering numbers
  • Least to greatest
  • Hundreds chart

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to order a set of three or more numbers between 1 and 50 from least to greatest.
  • Students will be able to identify the number that comes between two given numbers within the range of 1 to 50.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by welcoming the students and briefly reviewing what they already know about counting. Introduce the idea of ordering numbers and explain that they will be learning how to put numbers in order from the smallest to the biggest, like lining up in height order! Show the video.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Play the video 'Grade 1: Math Lesson #93 Ordering Numbers To Fifty'. Encourage students to pay close attention to how the hundreds chart is used to find the correct order of the numbers.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, work through a few examples together as a class. Write a set of 3-5 numbers (e.g., 5, 12, 3, 25, 10) on the board and ask students to help you put them in order. Use a hundreds chart as a reference. Ask questions like, 'Which number is the smallest? Which number comes next?'
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Give each student a worksheet with several sets of numbers to order. The numbers should be within the range of 1 to 50. Provide a hundreds chart for each student to use as a visual aid. Circulate around the room to provide assistance as needed.
  • Wrap Up (3 mins)
    Review the key concepts of the lesson. Ask students to share what they learned about ordering numbers. Congratulate them on becoming Number Order Superstars!

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Up!
    Give each student a card with a number between 1 and 50. Have the students line up in order from least to greatest. This is a fun, active way to reinforce the concept of ordering numbers.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to put numbers in order?
  • How can the hundreds chart help us put numbers in order?
  • What does 'least' mean? What does 'greatest' mean?

Skills Developed

  • Number recognition
  • Comparing numbers
  • Problem-solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which number is the smallest?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 2:

Which number comes between 10 and 12?

Correct Answer: 11

Question 3:

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

Correct Answer: 2, 4, 6

Question 4:

Which is bigger: 25 or 18?

Correct Answer: 25

Question 5:

Which number is the biggest?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

What number comes right after 39?

Correct Answer: 40

Question 7:

Which of these numbers is less than 10?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 8:

Which number would come last if we were counting to 50?

Correct Answer: 50

Question 9:

Which group of numbers is in order?

Correct Answer: 20, 30, 40

Question 10:

Which number goes between 22 and 24?

Correct Answer: 23

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The number that comes before 5 is ____.

Correct Answer: 4

Question 2:

When we put numbers in order from smallest to biggest, it's called ordering from least to ________.

Correct Answer: greatest

Question 3:

The number that comes after 19 is ____.

Correct Answer: 20

Question 4:

24, ____, 26. What number is missing?

Correct Answer: 25

Question 5:

When we count, we say the numbers in ________.

Correct Answer: order

Question 6:

3 is _______ than 7.

Correct Answer: smaller

Question 7:

48 is ________ than 45.

Correct Answer: bigger

Question 8:

To help us order numbers, we can use a hundreds _______.

Correct Answer: chart

Question 9:

The smallest number between 10, 12, and 8 is _____.

Correct Answer: 8

Question 10:

If we are ordering numbers, 33 would come before ______.

Correct Answer: 34

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.NBT.B.3:Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, and <.

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