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⏰ 1st grade math · Measure, Time & Money

Put three in order

Line up the left ends. Find the shortest, then the middle, then the longest. Longest to shortest is the same list turned around.

Worked example

Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
ABC
Answer: C, A, B
Line up the left ends. C, A, B goes from shortest to longest. That is the list: C, A, B.

For grown-ups: Order three objects by length; indirect comparison. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • CCSS 1.MD.A.1
What this practises, for teachers

Practices order three objects by length; indirect comparison (1.MD.A.1). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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🖨️ Printable sheet and key

Try three

  1. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: A, B, C
    Line up the left ends. A, B, C goes from shortest to longest. That is the list: A, B, C.
  2. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: B, C, A
    Line up the left ends. B, C, A goes from shortest to longest. That is the list: B, C, A.
  3. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: B, A, C
    Line up the left ends. B, A, C goes from shortest to longest. That is the list: B, A, C.

Before and after

Learn first: Longer, heavier, bigger (Pre-K)

Comes next: Measure with blocks (1st)

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Put three in order (1st grade)

  1. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
  2. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
  3. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
  4. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
  5. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
  6. Which list puts the bars in order from longest to shortest?
    ABC
  7. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
  8. Which list puts the bars in order from longest to shortest?
    ABC
  9. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC
  10. Which list puts the bars in order from longest to shortest?
    ABC
  11. Look at the three bars. Which bar is in the middle in length?
    ABC
  12. Which list puts the bars in order from shortest to longest?
    ABC

Answer key

  1. B, A, C
  2. A, B, C
  3. A, B, C
  4. A, B, C
  5. B, A, C
  6. A, B, C
  7. A, B, C
  8. B, A, C
  9. A, C, B
  10. A, B, C
  11. A
  12. B, A, C

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