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Teach students to understand direction with integers with this complete teaching bundle. Students use the sign of an integer to show direction (left or right, up or down) and the number to show distance from zero, then follow, debug and write robot programs on horizontal and vertical number lines.

Combining a lesson plan, a 46-slide editable teacher presentation, three differentiated student activities, an exit ticket with interpretation guide and two hands-on options, My Integer Zine and Robot Race, this curriculum-aligned bundle provides everything you need to teach the lesson from start to finish.

Built around the I Do, We Do, You Do model, students move from explicit teacher modelling to guided practice and independent application. They describe positions on a school map, move a robot from its current position rather than from zero, find and fix errors in programs, and explain their reasoning using mathematical language.

What's included in this teaching bundle?

Teacher Slides (PowerPoint)

• 46 editable, ready-to-teach slides following the I Do, We Do, You Do structure
• Clear learning intention and success criteria
• Review of horizontal and vertical number lines
• Modelled examples on a school map: left is negative, right is positive, and the sign and the number
• Robot programming on horizontal and vertical number lines, a partner programming task, debugging and writing programs
• Every question slide followed by an answer slide
• Mini whiteboard check-ins throughout

Lesson Plan and Exit Ticket (PDF)

• Complete I Do, We Do, You Do lesson plan for a 45 to 60 minute lesson
• Diagnostic, formative and summative assessment points
• Key vocabulary, teacher notes and common misconceptions
• Exit ticket (two per page) with an interpretation guide

Differentiated Student Activities (PDF)

• Activity overview to help you match each option to your students
• Three differentiated activities: Robot Deliveries, Programming the Robot and Robot Code Breakers
• Evenly spaced number lines with room to show every robot move as a jump
• One-step and multi-step programs, moves that cross zero, a code to crack and errors to find and fix, with the Core option sized for a 12 to 15 minute block
• Answer key and marking guide for every activity

Class Recording Sheet (Excel)

• Type T, A or B and the cell colours itself: Working towards, Achieving, Working beyond
• Exit ticket results and activity evidence tabs, with numbered next teaching steps

Hands-On Activity: My Integer Zine and Robot Race (PDF)

• My Integer Zine: a one-page sheet that folds into an 8-page vocabulary booklet, with a word, a question and a drawing space on every inside page
• Illustrated folding and cutting guide
• Robot Race: a game board with a number line from negative 12 to 12, robot lanes and player logs, 24 move cards, 6 target cards, Mirror cards and robot tokens
• Teacher page with set-up, rules, answers, differentiation and how each option engages students
• What you need: paper or card, scissors, coloured pencils and a pencil; counters or any small objects can be the robots

Ideal for upper primary classrooms, this bundle provides a structured approach to direction with integers, combining explicit instruction, evenly spaced number lines, differentiated independent practice and two engaging hands-on options.

Formats: PowerPoint, PDF and Excel

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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