Surfing on the Coordinate Plane

HEADS UP -- MASTERY of Adding and Subtracting Integers Quiz is tomorrow!!!

Today we worked mainly with getting re-acquainted with the coordinate plane.  We talked about the quadrants, the axes, the origin, and plotting points.

To practice plotting points, the kids have a cartesian cartoon to finish tonight.

I'll post the answer tonight -- the kids should be practicing their adding and subtracting of integers!

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Points and Descartes

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Earn it #1

Earn it #2

Earn it!

Missing Matthew!

Thanks to a luck of fate, I had car troubles this morning which kept me from being in any of first period! 

So, the kids only got to work on a practice quiz for adding and subtracting integers mastery.

Hopefully, we'll get to my actual plans tomorrow!

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Ex 5 Harder equations

ATFO

Add the opposite!

Today's lesson subtracting integers went pretty quickly--add the opposite, and then follow the adding integers rules.  :)

They do have homework, and it is front and back.

Make sure not to mess up these problems:

4 - 5 = 4 + -5

AND

4 - (-5) = 4 + (+5)

They are BOTH adding the opposite.

Adding the opposite

The rules

Practice

More examples

Upcoming Exam Days

Heads up posting--

All of my morning math classes take an end-of-year, cumulative final
exams. I wanted to go ahead and let you know those dates: May 13 &
14. Believe it or not, it really does take two days to complete the
exam. :)

And of course, the week prior to those days will be spent in review.
The kids will find this out this coming week.

Have a great weekend!

More Adding Integers

Today, with a few class members absent for the FEEN Conference, we checked our homework and got some hardcore adding integers practice down pat.  There were a total of 48 problems and those students who didn't finish and were absent from class need to finish over the weekend.

Stumper and Notebook #s

What a day!

What a day!

Today I shared with the kids some of the things I learned yesterday at my professional development day in Raleigh. Be on the lookout for more information about that soon in another post. :)

We worked with Adding Integers inside of equations today as well -- see the pictures of the examples below.

Their homework, should they choose to accept it, is to check their email this afternoon. In that email will be further instructions to help them complete their homework. :) If you check back tonight, I will have posted what they had to do!

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The Rules for adding integers...

Individual practice

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Happy Friday!

TGIF!

Today the kids took their Multiplication & Division of Integers Mastery Quiz.  This will be for 2 of their 5 stars that they can earn during Integer Boot Camp.  Be on the lookout for the results on Monday.

This bring us to the close of half of the Integer Boot Camp--next week is Adding & Subtracting Integers.  Who knows what next week will look like!  Body art?? More funky homework assignments?  You'll have to stay tuned in to find out!

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Get in line!

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No HW!

Take a look at the pictures below to get an idea of what we did today--and no homework!

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Rules...

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Practice

Practice answers

Integer Chanting :)

Today we spent much of our time in the Music House chanting the rules for multiplying/dividing integers to the sound of our drumming.  It was a hoot!  I wish I had a tape-recorder or video-recorder!

Positive times a positive is a positive

Positive times a negative is a negative

Negative times a positive is a negative

Negative times a negatives is a positive

The kids do have some homework--ten equations on a sheet. See the pic below.

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HW sheet

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Finish these problems for homework

Don't forget!!

The kids should make sure to not forget their homework--the big
honkin' integer packet from today.

Problem from homework

Dividing by a fraction