Grade 03 Mathematics - EC: M03.A-T.1.1.4

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
Questions/activities that grow in complexity
Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content

M03.A-T.1.1.4 M03.A-T.1.1.4

Order a set of whole numbers from least to greatest or greatest to least (up through 9,999, and limit sets to no more than four numbers).

Activities

The table below shows the number of each item sold at a local restaurant in one week.

Which list shows the number in order from greatest to least?

890 980 745 1,080
1,080 980 890 745
745 980 890 1,080
745 890 980 1,080

Order the numbers from least to greatest:

4,829 8,988 3,345 5,704

A local amusement park recorded the number of people that attended its first three days of being open. Put the days in order of least to greatest attendance.

Put the following numbers in order from least to greatest: 9,457 9,857 9,557 9,157
Explain how you determined the order.
The following table shows the number of girls and boys that participated in each sport. Put the sports in order of most popular overall to least popular overall. Explain.

Answer Key/Rubric

b
3,345 4,829 5,704 8,988

Thursday, Saturday, Friday

9,157 9,457 9,557 9,857
Acceptable explanations may include, but are not limited to:

The only place these numbers differ is in the hundred’s place, so that is the only number I really need to look at
Looking at the numbers in the hundred’s place, I know 1 is the smallest, then 4, then 5, then 8 is the largest.

Swimming, Soccer then Track
Acceptable explanations may include, but are not limited to:

Find the total for each sport
Soccer: 44 + 57 = 101
Swim: 61 + 42 = 103
Track: 24 + 41 = 65
Put the numbers in order from greatest, or most popular, to least
103, 101, 65