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Who is first?
🚗first car🚙second car🏁flag🔢order
Who is first?
The big ideaCount from the front. The one by the flag is first.

How it works

Count from the front. The one by the flag is first.

First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth: these tell the place in line.

The last one in a line of 6 is the sixth.

firstsecondthirdfourth
Places in a line.

Example 1: First

  1. Four cars line up behind the flag.
  2. The one by the flag is first.
  3. Tap the first car.

Example 2: Count along

  1. Count from the front: first, second, third.
  2. Say each place word.
  3. The third car is the third from the flag.

Example 3: The last

  1. In a line of 6 cars, count to the end.
  2. The last one is sixth.
  3. 6 is the number of cars and the sixth one is last.

Words to know

first
At the front.
last
At the end.

Watch out

Try it

  1. Who is at the front of a line?
  2. In a line of 3, who is the last?
  3. After first comes?
  4. What do you say for the one after third?
Answers: 1. the first · 2. the third · 3. second · 4. fourth
For grown-upsLine up toys and ask who is first, second and last.
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