We really jumped into integers today by talking through a numberline, describing the relationships between positive and negative numbers, and developed the rules for adding integers. All this you'll see below. :)
However, the most memorable moment came in the middle of one of those teaching "flow" moments... I had set the children up for a suspense... then reveal by saying, "Alright now, hold on to your pants because this just might knock your socks off..." -- or something like that! -- and after the reveal I heard Owen's voice from the back of the room: "Oh my gosh, my pants fell off!" The entire room burst into laughter! I guarantee they'll never forget that moment. How to add integers? Hm... But pants falling off? (Metaphorically!) Ha! :)
(No pants were actually knocked off during the class period!)
Homework (that some finished in class) is to complete a sheet that describes and investigates the relationship between integers.
