I found this interesting article about negative numbers. It’s a quote from the paper titled The extension of the natural number domain to the integers in the transition from arithmetic to
Category: Number Sense
How to scaffold algebraic thinking in teaching integers
One way to make algebra make sense to students is to show where those mathematics objects (e.g. algebraic expressions/equations/formula) come from. It will even makes sense more to students if
Teaching negative numbers via the numberline with a twist
One popular way of introducing the negative numbers is through the number line. Most textbooks start with the whole number on the number line and then show to the students
Introducing negative numbers
One of the ways to help students to make connections among concepts is to give them problem solving tasks that have many correct solutions or answers. Another way is to