Core Skills Analysis
Math
- Practiced adding integers, applying the rules for combining positive and negative numbers.
- Practiced subtracting integers, including recognizing subtraction as a change in value.
- Used multiple-choice questions to identify and select answers to integer problems.
- Worked with grade 6-level integer concepts, building fluency with signed numbers.
Tips
To deepen the child’s understanding, use a number line to model adding and subtracting integers, then invite the child to explain how each movement matches the operation. Try a real-life temperature challenge: create daily temperature changes and calculate the new temperatures. Next, make a set of integer cards and have the child draw two cards to create and solve addition or subtraction problems. Finish by asking the child to write a multiple-choice question, including plausible incorrect answers and an explanation of the correct choice.
Book Recommendations
Try This Next
- Create a number-line worksheet with integer addition and subtraction problems; have the child draw arrows to show each solution.
- Write a five-question multiple-choice integer quiz, then add a short explanation for why each correct answer works.