Here is a fun and fast-prep game your students can play to practice ordering numbers.
You need:
- craft sticks labelled with numerals - just write them on with a Sharpie
- soft toy - we used an apple
To play:
- Distribute the sticks (choose a range of numbers that suits your learners - e.g. 1-30 for kindergarten) randomly to the children playing (at least 2 students)
- On 'go' they work towards putting their sticks into order - lowest to highest numbers, or highest to lowest
- The first student who orders their sticks, 'grabs' the apple
- Encourage students to check the accuracy of the winning sort
- Put the apple back in the middle, re-distribute the sticks and play again
If you do not have an apple, you can play with any other toy or novelty - its purpose is simply to add an element of novelty and to identify a winner. Perhaps a fox, wolf or a dragon might work for you!