This complete TABE 13/14 Level D math study packet covers rational numbers, the number line, the coordinate plane, and operations with signed numbers — six essential standards in one print-ready resource. Every lesson was written for adult learners: real-world contexts, clean professional visuals, and instruction that builds from the ground up.

📋 WHAT'S INCLUDED

6 complete units — 40+ pages of instruction and practice:

Unit 1 — 6.NS.5: Positive and Negative Numbers Understand what positive and negative numbers mean in real-world contexts: temperature, elevation, money, football yardage, and electric charge. Students learn to write integers for situations and explain what zero represents in each context.

Unit 2 — 6.NS.6: Rational Numbers on the Number Line Plot integers, fractions, and decimals on the number line. Understand rational numbers as points, identify opposites, plot ordered pairs in all four quadrants, and find reflections across the x-axis, y-axis, and both axes.

Unit 3 — 6.NS.7: Ordering and Absolute Value Order rational numbers and write inequalities. Evaluate and apply absolute value — including in real-world contexts like distance, depth, and temperature.

Unit 4 — 6.NS.8: The Coordinate Plane and Distances Graph points in all four quadrants. Use absolute value to find distances between points that share the same x-coordinate or the same y-coordinate. Includes a treasure map activity and real-world distance problems.

Unit 5 — 7.NS.1: Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers Add and subtract integers, fractions, and decimals using the same-sign and different-sign rules. Use number line models. Apply the "rewrite subtraction as addition" rule. Practice with real-world football and temperature problems.

Unit 6 — 7.NS.2: Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers Apply sign rules to multiply and divide integers, fractions, and decimals. Use the Keep-Change-Flip method for dividing fractions. Convert rational numbers to terminating and repeating decimals.

📐 STANDARDS ALIGNMENT

StandardTopic6.NS.5Positive and negative numbers in context; meaning of zero6.NS.6Rational numbers on the number line; negative coordinates6.NS.6aOpposite numbers; additive inverses6.NS.6bPlotting in all four quadrants6.NS.6cReflections across axes6.NS.7Ordering and absolute value6.NS.7a–dInequalities, absolute value, and context6.NS.8Distance in the coordinate plane7.NS.1Add and subtract rational numbers7.NS.1a–dNumber line models; properties; all cases7.NS.2Multiply and divide rational numbers7.NS.2a–dSign rules; fractions; decimal conversions

🖼️ VISUALS — 21 PROFESSIONALLY GENERATED COORDINATE GRIDS

Every visual in this packet was built with mathematical plotting software, not clip art. Labels never overlap lines or numbers. All text uses opaque white backgrounds so nothing gets lost.

Lesson visuals (embedded in instruction):

• Positive/negative number line with labeled zones
• Rational numbers plotted on a number line
• Four-quadrant coordinate plane with labeled quadrants and sample points
• Absolute value as distance from zero
• Ordering rational numbers with staggered labels
• Distance between points in all four quadrants
• Addition on number lines (two examples)
• Subtraction via "rewrite as addition"

Practice visuals (students write directly on these):

• Blank number line (−3 to 3) for plotting Unit 2 Q1
• Shared blank coordinate grid for Unit 2 Q4–5
• Blank coordinate grid for Unit 2 Q6 (plot 5 points)
• Blank number line (−7 to 7) for Unit 3 Q1 ordering
• Blank treasure map grid for Unit 4 Q2
• Blank coordinate grid for Unit 4 Q4 (park and school)
• Blank coordinate grid for Unit 4 Q5 (rectangle corners)

Answer key visuals (solved versions):

• Solved number line — Unit 2 Q1
• Solved coordinate grid with 5 labeled points — Unit 2 Q6
• Solved ordering number line — Unit 3 Q1
• Solved treasure map with path — Unit 4 Q2
• Solved park/school distance with bracket and calculation — Unit 4 Q4
• Solved rectangle with all 4 corners labeled — Unit 4 Q5

🎯 WHO THIS RESOURCE IS FOR

✔ Adult education and ABE instructors teaching to the TABE 13/14 Level D math blueprint ✔ Correctional education programs needing complete, self-contained print materials ✔ Workforce development programs requiring documented EFL skill instruction ✔ GED and HiSET prep instructors — the 6.NS and 7.NS standards overlap significantly with GED Mathematical Reasoning content ✔ Individual adult learners who need a structured, visual study guide they can work through independently