Compare two at a time. Find the shortest first.
Step 1: Let's Learn
Read it, or press Listen and follow the words.
Then compare the two that are left.
Do it two at a time
Find the shortest, put it down, then the shortest of what is left. Three-way comparison is just easy two-way ones in a row.
The middle one is both
It is longer than one and shorter than another at the same time. Longer always needs something to be longer than.
Step 2: Try It Yourself
Tap and try it out.
Pencil
4
Crayon
7
Ruler
9
Step 3: Watch an Example
One step at a time.
Watch Mia Put Them in Order
Mia has a 4-cube pencil, a 7-cube crayon and a 9-cube ruler.
- Step 1
She finds the shortest first: the pencil at 4.
Step 4: Your Turn
Practice makes it stick.
Three Ribbons
Problem 1 of 1
Ribbons are 6, 3 and 9 cubes long. How long is the shortest one?
Shortest and Longest
Read the numbers carefully.
1 of 2
Sticks are 5, 8 and 2 cubes. How long is the longest?
2 of 2
Straws are 7, 4 and 6 cubes. How long is the shortest?
Step 5: Quick Check
Show what you know.
Question 1 of 2
Ropes are 3, 9 and 6 cubes. How long is the longest?
Question 2 of 2
How much longer is a 9-cube rope than a 3-cube one?
What You Learned
- Compare two at a time.
- Find the shortest, then order the rest.
- Shortest, middle, longest.