Ordinal Numbers
Chapter 1: NUMBER CONCEPTS
QUARTER 2 – LESSON 1
Lesson Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
• read and write ordinal numbers from 1 to 20 ;
st th
• use ordinal numbers to tell the position of an object
in an arrangement; and
• identify patterns in naming ordinal numbers.
To understand more about the topic,
visit the links below:
ORDINAL NUMBERS SONG
https://youtu.be/3afEr61KNDk
ORDINAL NUMBERS 1-20 FOR KIDS
Ordinal Numbers 1-20 for Kids
Motivation
Look at the children in the picture below. With a
partner, list the children according to their position in
the line, starting from the left.
Motivation
1. Who is the first child in the line?
2. Who is the fourth child in the line?
3. Who comes after the fourth child?
ORDINAL NUMBERS
An ordinal number shows
the position of an object in
an arrangement.
How do we write ordinal numbers?
To write ordinal numbers:
• Add “st” to 1, and other numbers ending in 1
after 20.
Examples: 1st, 21st, 31st, 41st
• Add “nd” to 2, and other numbers ending in 2
after 20.
Examples: 2nd, 22nd, 32nd, 42nd
Ordinal numbers tell position.
To write ordinal numbers:
• Add “rd” to 3, and other numbers ending in 3
after 20.
Examples: 3rd, 23rd, 33rd, 43rd
• Add “th” after the ordinal numbers not
mentioned above.
Examples: 4th, 11th, 20th, 26th
HERE ARE THE FIRST 20 ORDINAL NUMBERS.
• In what way are the ordinal numbers
from 4th to 20th the same?
• What do you observe about the
ordinal numbers 12th and 20th when
written in words?
Ordinal numbers from 4th to 20th all end with
-th.
When written in words, they both change
some letters.
Example: twelfth instead of twelveth
twentieth instead of twentyeth.
In an art contest, Melissa is the
24th contestant.
This ordinal number is read as
twenty-fourth.
Lorenz is the 26th contestant. This
ordinal number is read as twenty-sixth.
Charmaine is the twenty-ninth
contestant.
Complete the word form of each ordinal
number.
a. 21st → _______-
twenty first
second
b. 22nd → twenty-_______
c. 25th → twenty-________
fifth
d. 27th → ________
twenty -seventh
ORDINAL NUMBERS
Identify the order of the kids below. Write their ordinal
numbers in the space provided.
7th 1.Sam 10th 6.Anne
4th 2.Jake 2nd 7.Zed
5th 3.Kate 3rd 8.Sab
1st 4.Carl 6th 9.John
8th 5.Pat 9th 10.Ben
Problem Solving
Sprint Racing
Three kids ran in a 100-meter sprint. Marie reached
the finish line in 55 seconds. Carlo reached the finish line in
53 seconds. Wilson reached the finish line in 56 seconds.
Who among the three kids finished first? Explain.
An ordinal number tells the
position of an object in an
arrangement.
REFERENCES
• Textbook (Math Word 2 pp. 43-50)
• Video Clips
https://youtu.be/3afEr61KNDk
Ordinal Numbers 1-20 for Kids
