Looking at the Coordinate Grid

Students reviewed how to name integers, and then looked at the grid that is created when two number lines are placed perpendicular to each other. We practiced naming the coordinates of many different points. We concluded that the first number tells us how far left or right to go, while the second point tells us how far up or down to go.

Tonight's Homework: Complete the worksheet you started in class. Do page 31 (E), and page 36 (27 and 42).

Combining Like Terms, Again

Students used colored markers to identify terms that were similar, and then combined them.

Tonight's Homework: Complete the yellow worksheet on combining like terms that you started in class today.

More on the Distributive Property

Students had difficulty with the distributive property, so we reviewed how to use it again in class. Students took step-by-step notes on how to complete the steps.

Tonight's Homework: Redo all problems (front and back) on the green worksheet. Show your steps, using arrows.

Orders of Operations and the Distributive Property

Students struggled with last night's homework, primarily because they did not choose to follow the directions of showing their work sequentially. Because the quality of the work is important, students were given a second chance to do the problems correctly and again were asked to show work.

We looked at how to use the distributive property today.

Tonight's Homework: Complete both sides of the green "Distributive Property" worksheet. Redo all problems you missed on the purple "Orders of Operations" worksheet.

Orders of Operations with Integers

Now that we are feeling more confident with computing with integers, we revisited how to use orders of operations with integers. We worked through several problems, showing step by step computations. Students seemed to get the process pretty well.

Tonight's Homework: Complete the purple Order of Operations worksheet, and show your steps..

Round Two of Integer Assessment

We took another stab at computing with integers, and students rocked the assessment!

Tonight's Homework: Complete the orange Orders of Operations worksheet.

Adding the Opposite = Subtraction

We reviewed how to subtract numbers by rewriting the expression as an addition problem. In most cases, this little bit of work pays of tremendously, because students feel more confident when they are adding integers.

Tonight's Homework: Complete at least one of your assignments listed on your grade slip and be ready to turn it in on Tuesday. We will be taking another integer computation test on Tuesday.