Example: Counting down from 3, which number comes next?
Start from 3 and count backwards (3, 2, 1, 0). The number that comes next is 2.
2
1
3
Example: In the number 39, where is 9?
hundreds place
tens place
ones place
Example: Counting up from 2, which number comes next?
Count to 2 and then one more (0, 1, 2, 3, ...). The number that comes after 2 is 3.
2
1
3
Example:
nickel
penny
dime
Example: There are 10 boxes and 15 pens. Which number sentence is true?
10 < 15 (fewer boxes than pens)
10 > 15 (more boxes than pens)
10 = 15 (equal number of boxes and pens)
Example:
6 cents
2 cents
5 cents
Example: Paul and Ned each have a pile of blocks. The white pile has 87 blocks. The gray pile has 49 blocks. Paul has fewer blocks than Ned. Who has which pile?
Ned has white pile
Ned has gray pile
Paul has gray pile
Paul has white pile
Example:
6 cents
2 cents
5 cents
Example:
4 + 2 + 1 = _____
6
7
3
Example: Lucy had 4 pens. She got 2 more. How many pens does she have?