Before, After and Between Numbers
Learning to identify numbers that come before, after, or between given numbers.
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'Before' means the number that comes just earlier in counting order - for example, 4 comes before 5. 'After' means the number that comes just later - 6 comes after 5.
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- 'Before' means the number just earlier in order.
- 'After' means the number just later in order.
- 'Between' means a number in the middle of two others.
- 4 comes before 5, and 6 comes after 5.
- 5 is between 4 and 6.
- These words help understand a number line.
- This skill helps find missing numbers in a sequence.
- Number order never changes.