Step 1 Objective
Read, write and order whole numbers to at least 1000; know what each digit represents.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
Probing questions

Which numbers are easiest to write down? Which do you have to think about?
When ordering a set of numbers, what do you look for first?
How do you find the smallest number/the largest number? What clues do you use?
What do you do when the numbers you are ordering have the same hundreds digit/tens digit?
Can you explain to me what you would do to order 384, 356 and 401?