Max Maths, Year 4, Learn together, Comparing and ordering numbers up to 10000 (4)

In a mathematics lesson for Year 4 students, the focus is on comparing and ordering numbers up to 10,000. The activity presents three multi-digit numbers and asks the students to arrange them from the smallest to the greatest. The process begins by examining the digits in the thousands place. Since one number has 2 thousands and the others have 3 thousands, it's clear that the number with 2 thousands, which is 2,080, is the smallest among them.

The next step is to compare the remaining numbers, which both have 3 thousands, by looking at the digits in the hundreds place. Here, the number with 4 hundreds (3,499) is greater than the number with 2 hundreds (3,273). This comparison allows students to determine the order of the numbers correctly: 2,080 is the smallest, followed by 3,273, and finally, 3,499 is the greatest. The lesson reinforces the concept of ordering by illustrating the numbers on a number line from smallest to greatest and reminding students that the symbol "<" means 'less than' and ">" means 'greater than', which are essential for understanding numerical relationships.