Number Order for Kids: Smallest to Biggest and Counting On (Kindergarten and Grade 1 Math)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we are learning about number order. Numbers always go in the same order, and each one is one more than the one before.

Let's count up the stairs. One, two, three, four, five. Every step up is one more. So after four comes five, because five is one more than four.

What comes next? Six, seven, eight, blank. Think: one more than eight. Nine! Eight, nine. The next number is nine.

We can also count backwards. Each number is one less. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six. Going down the stairs. Counting backwards helps with taking away.

Now here is the fun part. These numbers are all mixed up: five, two, eight, three. Let's put them in order from smallest to biggest. Find the smallest first. Two is the smallest.

Then three, then five, and the biggest is eight. Two, three, five, eight. Now they are in order, smallest to biggest.

Now it's your turn. Put these in order: seven, four, nine, one. Pause and try. Ready? One is the smallest, then four, then seven, then nine. One, four, seven, nine.

Great job! Remember, each number is one more than the one before, count backwards for one less, and to put numbers in order, find the smallest first. Practice number order in the Math Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!