TEKS Math 6.2.B

Math6th Grade

The Standard

identify a number, its opposite, and its absolute value

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Given a point or value, students name its signed value and the value the same distance across zero. They also state how far the value lies from zero.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can see -7 and name 7 as its mirror value and 7 as its distance from zero. The student handles 0 correctly and explains why distance from zero is never negative.
Common Misconceptions: Students often think a negative sign means the absolute value must be negative. They may treat 0 and -0 as different values or confuse opposites with reciprocals.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: For -8, 0, and 3, write each value's mirror across zero and its distance from zero. Draw a number line to justify one answer.

Lesson moves

Tape a floor number line, give students integer cards, and have partners stand at mirror points and count each distance from zero.
Ask students to explain why -9 and 9 have the same absolute value but are not the same number.
Play a card match game pairing each signed number with its opposite and absolute value, including zero.
Use temperatures above and below 0°C to compare direction from zero with total distance from zero.

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