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A perfect compliment to the grade 6 Middle School Go Math Module 1.1 Lesson - Identifying Integers and Their Opposites. This SMART Notebook accompaniment to the consumable textbook outlines the lesson slide by slide. Includes the essential question, key vocabulary, definitions & visual examples. It also includes try it problems and extra practice problems that are directly aligned with the Common Core curriculum standards. *Now also available in pdf! *****************************************

A perfect compliment to the grade 6 Middle School Go Math Module 1.2 Lesson - Comparing and Ordering Integers.This SMART Notebook accompaniment to the consumable textbook outlines the lesson slide by slide. Includes the essential question, key vocabulary, definitions, and visual examples. It also includes 'try it' problems and extra practice problems that are directly aligned with the Common Core Learning Standards. *Now also available in pdf! ***************************************************

As a back to school or All About Me activity, students will create a "math window" that represents the important numbers in their lives. Numbers are everywhere. This is a great way to get them back into a math mode and get them thinking about numbers. It's also a nice way for students to explore the numbers in their worlds and display them colorfully in the classroom. It can work as a great ice-breaker as well. As an enrichment activity, students can cover their information with post-it/sticky

A perfect compliment to the grade 6 Middle School Go Math Module 1.3 Lesson Absolute Value. This SMART Notebook accompaniment to the consumable textbook outlines the lesson slide by slide. Includes the essential question, key vocabulary, definitions, and visual examples. It also includes 'try it' problems and extra practice problems that are directly aligned with the Common Core Learning Standards. *Now also available in pdf! *******************************************************************

This lesson teaches how to solve for greatest common factor in 2 different ways: List Method and Ladder Method. Both methods work effectively, although in grades 6 + the ladder method is proven to be more efficient, especially when given large numbers. It is assumed that students have already been introduced to factors, although not completely necessary. This lesson can be used to teach the lesson by itself in one full class period, or spread out over two lessons.