Positive Integers Overview

Lesson 1: C-Rod Relationships. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to describe relationships between lengths of Cuisenaire rods, and record relationships between rods of two different colors.

Lesson 2: Introduction to Number Lines. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to apply principles of order and 0 is a number on the line to compare the values of numbers on the line, to reason about the placement of numbers on the line and to understand that end arrows represent that numbers extend indefinitely.

Lesson 3: Unit Intervals. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to apply principles of unit interval and order to construct number lines and evaluate distances between numbers on the line.

Lesson 4: Multiunit Intervals. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to apply the principles of multiunit interval and every number has a place, but not every number needs to be shown to build and interpret number lines that do not show every unit interval.

Lesson 5: Coordinating Unit and Multiunit Intervals. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to apply principles of unit interval and multiunit interval to build number lines and place additional numbers on the line.

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