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Teach positive and negative integers through planet temperatures with this complete teaching bundle. Students use integers to represent temperatures above and below zero, plot values on vertical number lines and thermometers, and compare and interpret positive and negative temperatures.

Combining a lesson plan, 22-slide editable teacher presentation and three differentiated student activities, this curriculum-aligned bundle provides a complete sequence for teaching integers through temperature contexts.

Built around the I Do, We Do, You Do model, students move from explicit teacher modelling to guided practice and independent application. They explore planetary temperature data, represent temperatures in relation to zero, compare warmer and colder values, and solve problems involving positive and negative temperatures.

What's included in this teaching bundle?

Lesson Plan (PDF)

• Complete I Do, We Do, You Do lesson sequence
• Clear learning intention and success criteria
• Explicit teaching of positive and negative integers through temperature
• Modelled examples using thermometers and vertical number lines
• Guided practice representing and comparing temperatures
• Planet-themed temperature contexts
• Check-ins for understanding
• Formative exit ticket

Teacher Slides (PowerPoint)

• 22 editable, ready-to-teach slides
• Explicit teaching of temperatures above and below zero
• Modelled examples using vertical number lines and thermometers
• Guided practice plotting and interpreting positive and negative temperatures
• Tasks comparing warmer and colder values
• Planet temperature activities applying integers in context
• Interactive check-in questions throughout

Differentiated Student Activities (PDF)

• Three differentiated independent activity worksheets
• Planet temperature and integer comparison activities
• Practice plotting temperatures on thermometers and vertical number lines
• Tasks comparing and ordering positive and negative integers
• Temperature change and problem-solving tasks
• Opportunities to explain and justify mathematical reasoning
• Answer sheets for each differentiated activity

Ideal for upper primary classrooms, this bundle provides a structured approach to teaching positive and negative integers through temperatures, combining explicit instruction, visual representations and differentiated independent practice.

Formats: PowerPoint and PDF

Aligned to Australian Curriculum: Recognise situations, including financial contexts, that use integers; locate and represent integers on a number line and as coordinates on the Cartesian plane (AC9M6N01)

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