Number Order

The object of the game is to fill the game board by placing four numbers in order from smallest to largest. This game is for one to four players.

Materials

• Number Order Game Board from the Student Activity Book for each player
• Number Representation Cards, cut out and shuffled

Directions

1. Players take turns. On your turn, draw a card from the pile and decide where to place it on your game board. Once a card is placed it cannot be moved.
2. If you draw a card that you cannot place because of the numbers already on your game board, keep the card and lose a turn.
3. If you draw a card that shows a number already placed on your game board, place the card above or below the same number, if a space is open.
4. The winner is the player who correctly fills his or her game board first.

Variations

• Partners play with one game board and take turns placing number cards on the game board. The winner is the player who fills the last space on the game board.
• Order the numbers from largest to smallest.
• Use different representations of numbers: base-ten pieces, number lines, number sentences, or symbols.