This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases.
Want to check out my favorite Amazon items for the classroom? Check out my Amazon favorites page!
I created this integer operations foldable for my Algebra 1 students to fill out as we reviewed the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers.
I used my favorite four door foldable template to create this integer operations foldable. I have uploaded the file at the bottom of this post.
Here’s the inside of our foldable:
On the left hand page of our interactive notebook, my students created an integer operations wheel.
Students had to pick 8 problems from the previous day’s assignment. They had to write out each step of the problem and explain why the answer would be positive or negative.
The circle is actually a Describing Wheel. The site I downloaded it from no longer exists.
I used the same foldable in 2013. Here’s how it looked that year.
After using two-colored counters to derive the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers, I had my students create a four-door foldable to summarize the results of their findings.
Inside, we wrote the rules for each type of problem and included several examples of each for students to refer to.
Download Integer Operations Foldable Template
4 Door Blank Shutter Foldable (PDF) (4787 downloads)
More Activities for Teaching Integer Operations
- Genius Blocks
- Integer Squares Math Puzzles
- Investigating Effective Remediation of Integer Operations at the High School Level [Action Research Project]
- Reviewing Integer Operations + Order of Operations in Algebra 2
- Integer Operations Flash Cards
- Integer Operations Posters
- Integer Operations Foldable
- Integer Operations Work Mat with Sea of Zeros
Kimesha
Wednesday 30th of August 2017
Great ! Can I use some of your ideas?
Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)
Sunday 10th of September 2017
You can use anything and everything!
Anonymous
Monday 1st of August 2016
Are you willing to sell a copy of your interactive notebook?
Ms. Newton
Tuesday 28th of July 2015
Sarah, What kinds of things might have gone in a unit pocket at the beginning of the units? I have been teaching for 10 years now. I started my career as a middle school math teacher, and I love foldables and interactive notebooks. During my first 5 years of teaching, I received my Master's degree to become a literacy specialist, so I have been doing that the last 5 years. However, the high school that I am working at needs me to teach one section of Algebra at a slower or different pace than others in the building, and I am wanting to do interactive notebooks again since I use them a lot in my reading classes. But I have never put pockets in the notebooks, so I was just wondering what kinds of things you put in the notebooks. Thanks. Stephanie
Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)
Monday 5th of October 2015
I planned on students using them to store homework, quizzes, etc. But, it didn't really work out. I haven't used them since my first year of INBs.
Jessica
Thursday 18th of December 2014
Hello! These interactive notebooks are GREAT! DO you have a page for factoring cubics?
Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)
Thursday 18th of December 2014
Thanks! I don't have a page over factoring cubics because that's not a topic in our Algebra 1 or Algebra 2 classes. Good luck coming up with something!
Mrs. Dean
Monday 22nd of September 2014
Do you still use the same distributive property foldable or have you upgraded? I can't wait to try the fast food idea in class :-). Thanks for all the wonderful ideas you have!!!!
Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)
Friday 6th of March 2015
I have actually stopped teaching the distributive property outright. We review it, but we don't actually make a foldable over it.