Grade 6 Integers Unit Lesson Plan

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A complete 5-day, standards-minded lesson plan sequencing the entire Integers unit — the number line, adding/subtracting, and multiplying/dividing with PEMDAS — with materials, common trouble spots, differentiation, daily warm-ups, and a print-and-prep checklist.

Overview

This lesson plan is the backbone that ties together every other resource in the pack. It lists 6 learning objectives, a materials table mapping each resource to its role in the unit, a full 5-day sequence (Day 1: number line, Day 2: comparing/ordering, Day 3: adding/subtracting, Day 4: finishing add/subtract plus multiplying/dividing, Day 5: finishing multiply/divide and the quiz), an 8-term key vocabulary reference table, a 4-issue "Common Trouble Spots" table drawn directly from where students most often go wrong in this unit, a print-and-prep checklist, differentiation guidance, a standards/pacing note for extending to 7 days, a low-effort home-school connection idea, a table of 5 daily warm-up prompts, and extension ideas for early finishers. Recommended for Grade 6, assuming 45–50 minute class periods.

Resource Details

Subject: Math
Topic: Integers
Category: Numbers & Counting
File Type: PDF
File Size: 80.7 KB
Published: 20 Sep 2026
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Learning Objectives

Identify positive and negative integers, and find the opposite and absolute value of any integer.
Compare and order integers using a number line. | Add and subtract integers, including rewriting subtraction as "adding the opposite."
Evaluate multi-step expressions with integers using the order of operations (PEMDAS).
Score at least 20/26 on the cumulative Review Quiz.

Lesson Procedure

Read through the full 5-day sequence before Day 1 so materials are ready ahead of time (see the Print & Prep Checklist). Each day names exactly which PowerPoint slides to present and which worksheet sections to assign as guided vs. independent practice, so a substitute or a first-year teacher could follow it without additional planning. The Common Trouble Spots table is worth reviewing before Days 1, 3, and 4 specifically, since that's when each listed misconception tends to surface. Open each class with that day's Daily Warm-Up Prompt for a quick, low-stakes start.

Assessment

This lesson plan does not introduce new graded content itself — it points to each worksheet's own answer key for fixed-answer scoring, to the Review Quiz for the cumulative summative score, and to the Grade 6 Integers Unit Grading Rubric for every open-response item (each worksheet's Challenge/Reflection, and the Quiz's Bonus items).

Differentiation

SUPPORT: Keep both sign-rule reference boxes (addition/subtraction and multiplication/division) visible or printed throughout the unit. Allow students to use a physical or drawn number line during Parts A–C of every worksheet and during quiz Parts A–D. ON-LEVEL: Follows the 5-day sequence as written.
CHALLENGE: Layer in each worksheet's own Bonus/Challenge sections, and have students write an original multi-step integer expression that requires all four operations and at least two negative numbers.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Whole-Class Activity — Use the Materials & Resources table to do a 2-minute "tour" of the unit with students on Day 1 so they know what's coming.
Review Game — On Day 5, run a full-set Flashcard review game before administering the quiz.
Team Challenge — Extend Day 3 or 4 with a small team challenge built from that day's worksheet's Challenge section if time allows.

Teacher Tips

The Common Trouble Spots table isn't generic — each of its 4 issues was identified from the specific content in this unit's own worksheets (comparing two negatives, double negatives when subtracting, confusing the addition and multiplication sign rules, and losing track of signs across PEMDAS steps). Reference it as a pre-teaching checklist, not just a post-mortem after a quiz question goes wrong.