Order Positive and Negative Integers

Arrange seven sets of integers, including zero, from least to greatest and check the supplied answers.
Year groups
Years 5–7 (Key Stages 2–3)
Pages
2
File type
PDF

Updated Jul 28, 2021

Subject
Numbers, Maths
Resource types
Worksheets
England expectations
Official curriculum expectation · Subject content — Number

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About this resource

This Ordering Positive and Negative Numbers Worksheet is a great way for students to build number sense skills. By writing each set of numbers in order from smallest to largest, they will develop a better understanding of how numbers work.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Order mixed integers from least to greatest
  • Compare negative values by their position relative to zero

Teaching tips

  • Sketch a quick number line when two negative values are difficult to compare.
  • Check that every original value appears once in the reordered set.

Skills covered

  • Integer comparison — judging relative value
  • Ascending order — sequencing complete sets accurately

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National Curriculum in England

National Curriculum in England expectations

England expectations

  • Official curriculum expectation · Subject content — Number — order positive and negative integers, decimals and fractions; use the number line as a model for ordering of the real numbers; use the symbols =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥

Core concepts

  • Ordering integers
  • Positive and negative numbers

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