B6 Mathematics · Term 2 Week 1: Counting, Representation, Cardinality & Ordinality

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.1.6.1 - Locate, compare and order sets of integers using the number line and symbols “< or >”

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Locate integers (positive and negative whole numbers) correctly on a number line.
Identify the opposite of any given whole number and state the integer that represents it.
Compare two integers using the symbols “<” (less than) and “>” (greater than).
Order a set of three or more integers from smallest to largest and from largest to smallest using a number line.
Justify their comparison of integers by referring to position on the number line.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Number (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Counting, Representation, Cardinality & Ordinality (1.1)
Content standard: B6.1.1.6 - Demonstrate an understanding of integers
Indicator: B6.1.1.6.1 - Locate, compare and order sets of integers using the number line and symbols "< or >"
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.128
Curriculum reference: Mathematics Curriculum for Primary Schools (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 128
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

E.g. 1. Use number line to help learners to identify integers as opposites of whole numbers by answering the following questions: i. Which integer is at the point marked B 1 ? ii. Which integer is larger than B 1 and which is smaller? iii. How many steps away from B is B 1 ?

Figure from the b6 mathematics curriculum, printed page 128

 The indicator is printed B6.1.1.6.1 but the content standard cell beside it prints B6.1.2.6 ("Demonstrate an understanding of integers"). The standard code here follows the indicator's own code; the text is the one printed in the cell.