ORDINAL NUMBERSNUMBERS THAT TELL US THE ORDER OF THINGS

ORDINAL NUMBERS…• Ordinal numbers tell us the

position of people, animals and things.

• Follow along with me as we find out the order of the penguins waddling below… 1st /

FIRST2ND / SECOND

3RD / THIRD

4TH / FOURTH

ORDINAL NUMBERS…• Ordinal numbers are used in many

things:- calendar dates

- birthdays

- floors of a building

- racing events

• Can you think of any other ways that we use ordinal numbers?

ORDINAL NUMBERS…NUMBERS WORDS NUMBERS WORDS

1ST FIRST 11TH ELEVENTH

2ND SECOND 12TH TWELFTH

3RD THIRD 13TH THIRTEENTH

4TH FOURTH 20TH TWENTIETH

5TH FIFTH 25TH TWENTY-FIFTH

6TH SIXTH 30TH THIRTIETH

7TH SEVENTH 50TH FIFTIETH

8TH EIGHTH 70TH SEVENTIETH

9TH NINETH 90TH NINETIETH

10TH TENTH 100TH HUNDREDTH

LET’S PLAY A GAME!RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER!

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 1

• WHAT ORDINAL NUMBER IS THE LETTER “E” IN THE ALPHABET?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 2

• WHAT IS THE ORDINAL NUMBER FOR FEBRUARY?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 3

• WHAT IS THE TWELFTH LETTER IN THE ALPHABET?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 4

• MR LEPSOE TEACHES WHICH GRADE?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 5

• RILEY’S PET PIG IS TURNING 4. WHAT IS THE ORDINAL NUMBER THAT WILL BE ON “PIGGY’S” BIRTHDAY CAKE?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

SYERRA’S LOCKER IS THE 3RD LOCKER. WHAT COLOUR IS

DALLON’S 8TH LOCKER?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 7

• ALEXIS AND HANNAH HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS TURNING 8.

WHAT ORDINAL NUMBER WILL APPEAR ON THEIR FRIEND’S

BIRTHDAY CARD?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CIARRA AND MIKAYLA HAVE LOCKERS 4 AND 6. NOAH’S BLUE LOCKER IS IN THE MIDDLE. WHAT IS

THE ORDINAL NUMBER OF NOAH’S LOCKER?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 9

• MATTHEW AND JARED’S FAVOURITE MONTH IS

NOVEMBER. THERE ARE 30 DAYS IN THE MONTH OF

NOVEMBER. WHAT IS THE ORDINAL NUMBER OF 30?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 10

• CLARKE AND ALEX ARE TEAMMATES FOR THE

VANCOUVER CANUCKS. THEY GET A SIGNING BONUS IF THEY SCORE 50 GOALS ON A SEASON. WHAT IS THE ORDINAL NUMBER OF 50?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 11

• JINTIA WENT TRICK OR TREATING IN OCTOBER

ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT. WHAT ORDINAL NUMBER IS HALLOWEEN NIGHT?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 12

• EMILY’S AUNTS AND UNCLES ARE VISITING HER IN DECEMBER ON

CHRISTMAS DAY. WHAT ORDINAL NUMBER IS CHRISTMAS DAY?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 13

• TINO AND CONNER ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE

ANNUAL R.C.S. GO-KART DERBY. IF TINO, THEN CONNER, CROSSES THE

FINISH LINE, WHO CROSSED THE FINISH LINE FIRST?

ORDINAL NUMBERS: QUESTION 14

• LISA’S GRANDPARENTS ARE CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF MARRIAGE.

WHAT ORDINAL NUMBER WILL BE ON THEIR

ANNIVERSARY CARD?

5TH FIFT

H

2ND SECOND

3RD THIR

D

4TH FOUR

TH

GREEN

8TH EIGHT

H

5TH FIFTH

30TH THIRTIE

TH

50TH FIFTIE

TH

31ST

THIRTY-FIRST

25TH

TWENTY-FIFTH

TINO

70TH SEVENTI

ETH