Ordering Numbers Maths Worksheets for Early Reception (age 4-5)

Write a smaller number: penguins

What is the smallest number?

Write a larger number than the one held by the sea creature.

What is the largest number?

These boys are hopelessly out of order when counting up. Can they be sorted out so that they call out the numbers in order. We start off by just ordering three small numbers up to 5.

These dogs have got into a bit of a tangle. Can they be sorted out so that they call out the numbers in order. More starting off by just ordering three small numbers up to 5.

The dolls seem to have got mixed up. Can they be sorted out so that they call out the numbers in order. We start off by just ordering three small numbers up to 5.

More ordering of 3 small consecutive numbers.

These railway carriages need putting in order, starting with the smallest. Can they be sorted out so that they are in order, starting with the smallest next to the train? We continue by just ordering three small numbers up to 5.

These trains need putting in order, starting with the smallest number on the left hand side. We continue by just ordering three small numbers up to 5.

The girls are no better than the boys at getting in order. Can they be sorted out so that they are in order, starting with the smallest? We continue by just ordering three small numbers up to 5.

The balloons have floated away and got into the wrong order. Can the be re-organised, starting with the smallest? This set of pages is a little harder as it requires ordering four numbers rather than three. Probably the best idea is to search for the smallest number and place that on the left, then find the next smallest, and so on.