Curriculum placement
Kindergarten. This describes the skill, not a learner estimate.
Ordering numbers through 10
Order two written numbers through ten
Problem types
- Greater or less to ten
Builds on
- Numerals through 20
- Comparing two groups by matching · Earlier idea
Pairing objects shows which group has more. The same comparison is recorded by which numeral is greater.
Leads to
- Subtracting within 10 · See it applied
How much greater one numeral is than another is a subtraction: 7 is 3 more than 4 because 7 - 4 = 3.
- Compare two-digit numbers · Extend the idea
Comparing one-digit numbers extends to two-digit numbers by comparing tens first, then ones.
- Measuring length with equal units · See it applied
Lengths measured in the same unit are numbers, so the greater numeral is the longer object.
- Coins and bills · See it applied
Deciding which of two money amounts is greater compares the numbers of cents or dollars.
Related skills
- Comparing fractions · Related idea
Fractions with the same denominator are compared by comparing their numerators, as whole numbers of the same unit are compared.
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