Number Sense and Operations · Number and Operations

Comparing and Ordering

Using language like more than, less than, and equal to to describe relationships between sets.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we prove that one set has more objects than another?
  2. 2What does it mean for two groups to be equal or fair?
  3. 3If we add one more to a group, how does its place in the number line change?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - NumberNCCA: Primary - Comparing and Ordering
Class/Year: Senior Infants
Subject: Foundations of Mathematical Thinking
Unit: Number Sense and Operations
Period: Number and Operations

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