Session 4 Math Activity 3: Story Contexts for Math Expressions with Integers

Physical Materials:

• Graph paper
• Colored pencils 
• Interlocking cubes, tiles, blocks, etc. (if you prefer physical tools)

Digital Materials:

• Interactive Slides for Math Activity 3: Story Contexts for Math Expressions with Integers
• Math Activity 3 (Google Doc)
• Virtual cubes or other manipulatives: One option can be found here at Polypad

Instructions:

1. Work through all the questions and prompts.
2. When you are ready, select from the videos below of other teachers working through the task.  As you listen to these teachers share their thinking about the mathematics, reflect on how your ideas are similar to and different from those of the teachers in the video.

3. Watch the video below to hear how using contexts help students with sense making.