Grade 1
Chapter 2 Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Learning abilities: After completing this chapter, students will be able to:
Compare numbers.
Order numbers.
Understand the concept of place value.
2.1 Comparing Two Numbers
Learning abilities:
Comparing two groups of items based on their quantity.
Activity 2.1 Look at the quantities of the picture given next to A,
B, and C and compare the right side items with the left side items.
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Focus
On the number line, the numbers at the left side less than
the numbers at the right side.
“0<1, 1<2, 2<3, 3<4, 4<5, 5<6, 6<7, 8<9, 9<10”
“<” this is less than sign.
“>” this is greater than sign.
“=” this is equal sign.
Example;
“0 < 1” because on the number line 0 is located at the left side of 1.
“1< 2” because on the number line 1 is located at the left side of 2.
Group Work 2.1
Compare the number of the items based on the given example.
Example
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Exercise 2.1
1. Compare the following numbers according to the given example.
A. 4 > 3 E. 9 _____ 3
B. 16 ____ 5 F. 13 ____ 13
C. 8 _____ 8
D. 15 ___ 13
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2. Order the following numbers from the smallest to the biggest according to the
given example.
Example
3 , 5, 2, 8, 9, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9
A. 8 , 3, 2, 7, 10 _____ , _______ ,________,_______,_______
B. 9, 0, 5, 8, 3, 4 _____ , _______ ,______,_______,_______,____
C. 0, 5, 2, 3, 8, 7 _____ , _______ ,________,_______,_______
3. Order the following numbers from the biggest to smallest according to the
given example.
Example
1, 2, 8, 6, 9 9, 8, 6, 2, 1
A. 2 , 5, 8, 3, 7, 9 _____ , _____ ,______,_______,______,______
B. 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, _____, _______, ______, _______, _______
C. 8, 5, 8, 2, 7, 9 _____, _______, _____, _____, ______, _______
2.2 Comparing three numbers
Learning abilities:
Put the set of items in order.
Put numbers before, between, and after any number on the number line.
Compare numbers on the number line.
Group Work 2.2 Discuss in pair on the following pictures.
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Compare the quantity of the following pictures based on the example
Example
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Exercise 2.2
1. Compare the following three numbers.
Example; 1 < 2 < 4
A. 5___7___9 D. 12____13_____14
B. 2___3____4 E. 19____18______17
C. 8____8____8 F. 11____ 9 _____8
2. Take three numbers from the number line and differentiate their place by
saying before, between and after.
Example;
Number 1 is found before number 2.
Number 2 is found between number 1 and number 3.
Number 3 is found after number 2.
Numbers Before After
5 4 6
10
13
14
7
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3. Fill in the blank space based on the give example.
Example 3 is the predecessor of 4.
8 is the successor of 7.
A. _____ is successor of 6.
B. _____ is predecessor 8.
C. _____ is successor of 9.
D. _____ is predecessor 1.
E. _____ is successor of 5.
4. I am a number between seven and nine. Who I am I?
______________________
Focus
Any number found before the given number is called predecessor.
Any number found after the given number is called successor.
2.3 The order of numbers up to 20
Learning abilities:
Ordering the set of numbers according to their order.
Activity 2.2 Order numbers from 0 to 10
Focus: The order of numbers up to 20 from the smallest to the biggest is as
follows.
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Numbers up to 20 from the biggest to the smallest.
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20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,
2, 1
1. Exercise 2.3
1. Order the following number from the smallest to the
biggest.
Example; 11, 15, 15, 18, 17
From the smallest to the biggest 11, 14,15,17,18
A. 16, 14, 18, 15, 17
B. 19, 12, 11, 18, 15
C. 19, 13, 17, 14, 16
D. 19, 17, 15, 13, 12
2. Completing the following missing spaces according to
the given example.
Example 13 is the predecessor of 14
18 is the successor of 17
A. _____ is successor of 16.
B. _____ is predecessor 18.
C. _____ is successor of 19.
D. _____ is predecessor 11.
E. _____ is successor of 15.
3. Complete the missing numbers.
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Example; 12, _____, 14, ____, 17, ___19
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
A. 11, _____, 13, _____, _____, 16
B. 15, ____, 17,______,_____20
C. 12, _____14, _____, _____, 17
D. 16, _____, 18, ____, 20
2.4 Grouping numbers into 10
Learning abilities:
Combing two items set until they become 10
Grouping numbers by 5 and by 10
Activity 2.3 Write the quantity of the following items.
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Exercise 2.4
Based on the give example describe the pictures by
grouping into 10.
A. 16 = 10 and 6
B. 13 = ____ and _____
C. 15 = ____ and _____
D. 12 = ____ and _____
Group work: 2.3
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1. Put your and friends’ pencils by grouping in to 10.
2. Group different color chalks in to 10.
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Summary of Chapter 2
Signs that we use to compare
numbers.
“<” This is less than sign.
“>” This is greater than sign.
“=” This is equal sign.
Review Exercise of Chapter 2
1. Complete the empty space.
A. _______is between 3 and 5.
B. ________ is predecessor of 8.
C. ________ is between 12 and 14.
D. ________ is successor of 0.
E. _________ is between 9 and 11.
2. Compare the given numbers by using
“<”,”>”, or “=”.
A. 12____15 E. 19______12
B. 17____ 11 F. 15_____15
C. 13______13 G. 10 _____ 18
D. 0______3 H. 7 ______ 2
3. Order the following number from the smallest
to the biggest.
A. 2, 6, 7,5,4,3______________________
B. 12, 10, 9, 11, 13___________________
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D. 4, 0, 1, 5, 3, 2
E. 8, 6, 7, 4, 3, 5
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