Ordering Integers

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Practice ordering integers with eight worksheets: four from smallest to largest and four in the reverse direction. Sets include negative numbers, positive numbers and zero.

The 12-page PDF contains eight student pages, two answer-key pages, a cover and terms. Use a worksheet for independent practice or discuss how students compare two negative values. A teacher-supplied number line can support the discussion.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Order a set of positive and negative integers from smallest to largest
Order a set of positive and negative integers from largest to smallest
Compare negative integers correctly, recognizing that a number further from zero in the negative direction is smaller

Teaching tips

Assign the smallest-to-largest sheets before the largest-to-smallest sheets, since the file itself orders them that way
Use a number line alongside the first sheet or two to help students see why, for example, -68 is smaller than -12
Have students circle the most negative number in each set first as a starting anchor before ordering the rest

Skills covered

Integer comparison and ordering.
Smallest-to-largest and largest-to-smallest sequencing.
Comparing the values of negative numbers.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Does every group mix positive and negative numbers?

No. Some groups contain only negative values, while others include positive numbers or zero.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

6.NS.C.7

Core concepts

Integers
Number line ordering
Negative numbers

Topics

Ordering Integers Math Concepts Negative Numbers Integer Rules

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