Max Maths, Year 3, Work Book, Comparing and ordering numbers up to 1000

The Max Maths workbook for Year 3 provides engaging exercises designed to enhance students' understanding of comparing and ordering numbers up to 1,000. In Practice 3, students are prompted with a scenario that requires them to compare the prices of two items: a television priced at $529 and a bicycle at $399. They must determine which item is more expensive by writing the prices in a place-value chart. This visual aid helps students to see which number has more hundreds, tens, and ones, thus making it easier to identify the more expensive item. The practice reinforces the concept of place value and comparison, which are foundational skills in mathematics.

Further exercises in the workbook involve comparing sets of numbers represented visually with base ten blocks. Students are tasked with ticking boxes to indicate whether Set A or Set B has more hundreds, tens, or ones, and to determine which set represents the greater number. Additional activities require students to colour the greater number blue and the smaller number green, and to fill in the blanks with phrases such as 'is greater than' or 'is smaller than' to correctly compare pairs of numbers. The workbook also includes exercises for identifying the greatest and smallest numbers in a group, as well as arranging sets of numbers from smallest to greatest and vice versa, all of which solidify the students' number sense and comparison skills.