Ready to start the year with confidence? This Unit 1 Guided Notes Bundle includes everything you need to teach, reinforce, and assess your students’ understanding of rational numbers in a clear, scaffolded way.

This unit breaks down foundational number sense concepts with visuals, vocabulary, structured models, and STAAR-style practice—all designed to help your students master tricky ideas like opposites, absolute value, and comparing mixed numbers with decimals and percents.

Inside the Bonus Section, you’ll find planning and tracking tools to help you stay on pace, monitor student understanding, and make quick instructional decisions—without overcomplicating your planning.

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What’s Included:

• 6 complete guided note sets (one for each standard)
• Practice pages for each lesson (1-page format)
• Exit tickets (4-question mini-assessments)
• Teacher Starting Guide with tips and organization ideas
• “What to Look For While Doing Laps” observation checklist
• Answer keys included for everything
• Some lesson have an additional Activity
  

Standards Covered: This unit includes 6 full lessons, one for each of the following standards:

• TEKS 6.2A – Classify whole numbers, integers, and rational numbers
• TEKS 6.2B – Identify and represent opposites and absolute values
• TEKS 6.2C – Locate, compare, and order integers using models and number lines
• TEKS 6.2D – Order rational numbers (fractions, decimals, and percents)
• TEKS 6.2E – Represent division as a fraction and model fractional quotients
  

Common Core Standards

• 6.NS.C.56.2B
• 6.NS.C.6a,
• 6.NS.C.7c
• 6.2C6.NS.C.6c
• 6.2D6.NS.C.7a
• 6.2E6.NS.A.1

Key Features:

• Vocabulary support + success criteria (“How Do I Show Mastery?”)
• Visual models: number lines, Venn diagrams, tables, & more
• Practice designed for rigor—not fluff or filler
• Organized, consistent layout across the full unit
  

Teacher Tips:

• Perfect for small group reteach, intervention, or independent learning
• Keep exit tickets to track data and drive your small groups
• Bonus observation checklist helps you monitor student understanding during “laps”
  

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