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Negative numbers in context

Interpret negative numbers in context (temperature, sea level, bank balance); count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero

Typical age: 910 years

If the temperature drops to −5°C overnight and rises to 3°C by day, can your child place both on a number line and say how many degrees warmer the daytime temperature is?

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