In experiments, bees tend to go to smaller numbers on the left, larger ones on the right. But the idea of a mental number line in animals has critics.

Find out about the order of numbers and counting in this video, activity and KS1 Maths Bitesize Explainer.

You can build numbers with cubes. Putting them in neat lines makes them easier to compare. The blue line is the longest, so it must be the biggest number.