Second Grade Arithmetic

Lesson One hundred ninteen: Ordinals I

Ordinals I

Take a look at these race results: 

    

  1. Sandy
    2. 

  2. Benny
    3. 

  3. Sammy
    4. 

  4. Wendy
    5. 

  5. Willy
    6. 

  6. Harry
    7. 

  7. Cindy
    8. 

  8. Julie
    9. 

  9. Danny
    10. 

  10. Patty
    11. 



Who came in second place? ANSWER: (Benny)

Who came in fourth place? ANSWER: (Wendy)

Who came in first place? ANSWER: (Sandy)
Ordinals are very useful when talking about the order in which things happen. For instance, think about the first ten things you do when you wake up in the morning. Here's a list made by a second grade student: 
    

  • FIRST: get out of bed
    • 

  • SECOND: wash up
    • 

  • THIRD: comb hair
    • 

  • FOURTH: get dressed
    • 

  • FIFTH: eat breakfast
    • 

  • SIXTH: brush teeth
    • 

  • SEVENTH: make bed
    • 

  • EIGHTH: feed dog
    • 

  • NINTH: check assignments
    • 

  • TENTH: start working
    •

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