NumIO math adventure

Bigger, Smaller, In Order

Two squirrels found piles of acorns. Help them decide which path has more.

Learning goal

Compare groups and numbers, then put them in a clear order.

Skills you will practise

More, fewer, or equal
Ascending and descending order
Number-line direction

How to play

Read the short story, explore the visual model, and complete five untimed questions. Use the hint when you need a new way to think.

Classroom idea

Ask the learner to explain the model or strategy before choosing an answer, then celebrate a clear explanation as well as a correct result.

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Elementary math curriculum

Counting Companions — Count objects carefully and match each object to one number.
Bigger, Smaller, In Order — Compare groups and numbers, then put them in a clear order.
Parts Make a Whole — Split numbers into parts and find the missing friend that makes ten.
Pattern Steps — Use equal jumps of two or five to continue a number pattern.
Number Board Trail — Move right, left, up, and down on a number board to find a number.
Add and Take Away — Join and separate small groups to solve addition and subtraction stories.
Tens and Ones to 100 — Read two-digit numbers and see how tens and ones build each number.
Twenty-Step Addition — Add and subtract within twenty, including missing parts of an equation.
Compare and Complete — Compare numbers with words and signs, then complete a missing-number equation.
Shape and Place — Name familiar shapes and describe where objects are using position words.
Measure and Tell Time — Compare lengths, measure with a simple unit, and read an hour on a clock.
Patterns and Groups — Continue repeating patterns, sort objects by a feature, and read a small count.
Hundreds, Tens, Ones — Build three-digit numbers with hundreds, tens, and ones.
Three-Digit Adding and Taking Away — Add and subtract three-digit numbers, including regrouping when needed.
Equal Groups and Times Tables — See multiplication as equal groups, arrays, and repeated addition.
Units and Time Journeys — Choose a useful unit, convert simple lengths, and find elapsed time.
Flat Shapes and Repeating Designs — Recognize plane figures by their properties and continue a repeating design.
Tables and Picture Graphs — Read a table or graph, compare categories, and find totals and trends.
Multiply by grouping — Build several-digit multiplication with equal groups, arrays, and partial products.
Share and find remainders — Divide equal groups and explain both the quotient and the remainder.
Fractions and decimals — See fractions and decimals as parts of one whole and compare their sizes.
Measure the journey — Add and subtract lengths, capacities, masses, and durations with matching units.
Angles, triangles, and circles — Recognize angle sizes and describe triangles and circles with accurate measures.
Read data and relationships — Read tables and bar charts, then use a simple rule to find a related number.
Large numbers and rounding — Read the place value of large numbers and round them to a requested place.
Big multiplication and division — Use place value, products, and equal groups to solve larger multiplication and division.
Add and subtract parts — Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and decimals by place value.
Shape clues — Use angle clues to describe triangles and quadrilaterals and classify their properties.
Perimeter and unit paths — Find the perimeter of shapes and convert measurements between familiar units.
Lines and rules — Read change on line graphs and use a correspondence rule to predict a value.
Factor and Multiple Village — Find factors, multiples, common factors, common multiples, GCF, and LCM.
Fraction Bridge — Simplify, make equivalent fractions, use common denominators, and add or subtract fractions.
Product Workshop — Multiply fractions and decimals and explain how the product changes.
Congruence and Symmetry Garden — Recognize congruent shapes, lines of symmetry, and rotational symmetry.
Perimeter and Area Camp — Find perimeters and areas of rectangles, squares, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids.
Mean and Chance Harbor — Find means and describe the chance of outcomes with data models.
Fraction Division Rapids — Divide fractions by multiplying by the reciprocal.
Decimal Division Station — Divide decimals by scaling place values and checking the size of the quotient.
Ratio and Percent Observatory — Connect ratios, percents, and proportions to solve scale problems.
Circle Circuit — Find circumference and area using the explicit classroom value π = 3.14.
Solid Shape Workshop — Find volume and surface area of cubes and cuboids.
Data Chart Lookout — Read strip and pie charts to compare, total, and interpret data.