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Step-by-step practice: Maths · Level 1Chapter 3 · Before, after and between
Step-by-step Maths Level 1 · Before, after and between · Summary

Step-by-step Maths Level 1 Before, after and between: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 1 before, after and between chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
Before and afterBefore is one less. After is one more
BetweenNumbers after the smaller one and before the bigger one
OrderSmallest first goes up. Biggest first goes down
CompareUse greater, less, more or fewer. Signs: < > =

Can you…?

  • I can say the number before and the number after
  • I can say the number between two numbers
  • I can put numbers up to 20 in order
  • I can say which number is greater or less
  • I can use the signs <, > and = correctly

Key terms

before
one less than a number
after
one more than a number
between
bigger than the smaller number and smaller than the bigger one
greater than
bigger than; written >
less than
smaller than; written <
equal to
the same as; written =

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