This is a lesson plan created to assist in teaching integers and absolute value.  Here is an overview of this lesson:  (1) Hook: number line game to introduce absolute value.. (2) Teach: student notes, practice, and video to build knowledge.  (3) Apply/Assess: game using a deck a cards per partnership with teach observation.  Absolute Value of Integers © 2022 by Laura Zwahlen is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 

In this interactive activity adapted from Anneberg Learner’s Teaching Math Grades 3–5, compare fractions on number lines to determine which class of students wins bubble-gum-blowing contests.

The focus of the Comparing Quantities and Numbers up to Ten intervention has three phases. Phase 1: Use a matching strategy to compare groups of objects. Phase 2: Use a counting strategy to compare groups of objects. Phase 3: Compare written numbers 1 to 10.

Explore fractions while you help yourself to 1/3 of a chocolate cake and wash it down with 1/2 a glass of orange juice! Create your own fractions using fun interactive objects. Match shapes and numbers to earn stars in the fractions games. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars!

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad locates the Cyberchase Council by using negative numbers.

Use these Venn diagrams to support student learning of ordering rational numbers with a focus on integers and decimals. Could be extended to numbers written in scientific notation.

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad helps resolve a dispute about the squares on the Gollywood Walk of Fame.

The focus of the Multiplication with Repeated Equal Groups intervention is using skip counting of repeated equal groups to solve multiplication problems. It has two phases: using dot cards and using a number line.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad learns how to read a thermometer as they try to keep their chocolate sculpture from melting.