Place value within 100 - Ordering numbers - Worksheet

The "Ordering Numbers" worksheet is a practical tool designed to help Year 6 students develop their understanding of place value within 100. It aligns with the National Curriculum objective that requires children to count to and across 100, identify and represent numbers using various methods, and use comparative language such as 'equal to', 'more than', and 'less than'. To facilitate this learning, the worksheet provides differentiated sheets, teaching slides, beads, and other concrete manipulatives. Key vocabulary terms such as 'order', 'objects', 'most', 'least', 'bigger', 'biggest', 'larger', 'largest', 'smaller', 'smallest', and ordinal numbers like 'first', 'second', 'third' are used throughout the exercises.

Children are tasked with ordering sets of objects and numbers from the smallest to largest and vice versa. They practice using the language of comparison and size to describe their actions and reinforce their understanding of position and ordinal numbers. The worksheet guides them through various activities, including cutting out number representations and arranging them in order. These representations could be in the form of base 10 blocks, number pieces, money, straws, or a combination of these. The tasks are structured to cater to different levels of learning - from 'Working Towards' to 'Working Within' and 'Greater Depth'. Additionally, the worksheet incorporates reasoning and problem-solving exercises, such as determining the number of pearls in an earring based on positional clues, to deepen the students' comprehension of ordering numbers and place value.