Mastering Comparison: Bigger, Smaller, Forward, Backward, and Ordinal Numbers | 1st Grade Maths

Comparison of Numbers | 1st Grade Maths | Term 1 Unit 2

Chapter: 1st Maths : Term 1 Unit 2 : Numbers

Comparison

Bigger Number - Smaller Number

Practice

Write the Count in box icon and Tick (✓) the bigger number

Practice bigger number 1

Write the Count in box icon and Tick (✓) the smaller number

Practice smaller number 1

Pleasure time

• Circle the Bigger number:

a) 7, 8

b) 5, 6

c) 9, 4

d) 1, 3

• Circle the smaller number:

a) 1, 5

b) 6, 4

c) 8, 3

d) 7, 9

Forward – Backward

Learn

Forward and backward counting example

Try this

Fill up the missing numbers.

Fill missing numbers on trains

What are the differences between the numbers that you have filled in the trains above?

First train has forward counting of numbers.

Second train has backward counting of numbers.

Practice

Practice forward and backward counting

Ordinal numbers

Travel through

Look at the Fruit Babies on the stage

Fruit babies on stage

Oral Questions:

1. Name the fruit-baby standing in first position. Mango baby

Fruit Baby 1 is standing in the 9th position.

3. Name the fruit-baby standing in the 7th position. Apple baby

Fruit Baby 2 is standing in the 5th position.

5. Which fruit-baby do you like the most? Why? I like sixth baby, the pear the most

Practice

Practice ordinal numbers

Pleasure time

1. Join the dots in order and colour the picture.

Join the dots picture

2. Form the picture like bindi picture example using bindhis.

Bindi art activity

3. Frame the numbers 1 to 9 by using match sticks.

The number 2 can be framed as number 2 with matchsticks. Try other numbers. Answer: 13

4. Colour the boxes with nine different colours.

Boxes to color

Colour the boxes with the specified position.

Boxes to color by position

Slide and Ladder

Game

Objective:

(i) To be familiar with numbers from 1 to 6.

(ii) To inculcate moral values.

Materials required: A dice, different coloured buttons.

Slide and Ladder game board

Method:

(i) Students can play alone or in a group of two or more.

(ii) Each player should throw the dice and move their button in the game chart from their starting point.

(iii) Throwing the dice should be done in rotation.

(iv) Whenever they reach the bottom of the ladder, they should climb up and when they reach the head of the slide, they should come down to the bottom of the slide.

(v) The player who reaches the end will be the winner.