- Definition
To "order" means to put things in a sequence, like from smallest to largest, or first to last.
Lining up from shortest to tallest is putting people in order by height.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Putting things in order is like lining up your stuffed animals from smallest to biggest.
Ask your child: Can you line up these balls from smallest to biggest?
Common mix-up: Kids might think putting things in order just means making a neat row. Order means arranging them by a rule, like from shortest to tallest.
Examples
- Arranging different sized balls in a line from smallest to largest.
- Placing cones in a row from closest to farthest away.
order is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
- Grade 5 The Arts
- Kindergarten Kindergarten
- Grade 1 Language Arts
- Grade 2 Language Arts
- Grade 3 Language Arts
- Grade 4 Language Arts
- Grade 1 Mathematics
+79 more mentions across the curriculum
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