Order! Order! 2

Watch the video to learn how to play

(From Mike Askew, A practical guide to transforming primary mathematics, 2016)

Transcript

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Collect resources

Students will need:

  • sticky notes (or blank number cards)

  • markers

  • 4 x 0-9 dice (you could also use playing cards, a spinner or numeral cards).

How to play

Students:

  • roll the dice and create and record a 4-digit number.

  • repeat until you have 4 4-digit numbers.

  • order them from smallest to largest, and largest to smallest in the fewest moves possible, moving adjacent cards only.

Another way to play

  • Make bigger or much smaller numbers (like decimals and fractions).

  • Use only a few playing cards to form numbers (for example, use Ace-4 only). Does that increase the challenge of working out the order?