Grid Learning System (GLS)
Integers Unlocked
Mastering Integer Operations, Sign Rules and Number Sense
Secondary - Mathematics
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and define the core vocabulary of integers, including positive, negative,
absolute value, and opposite.
▸ Calculate absolute value and interpret it as distance from zero.
▸ Apply integer operation rules to add and subtract integers and use sign rules to
multiply and divide integers.
▸ Explain how integers fit within the real number system and distinguish their
relationships to natural, whole, rational, and irrational numbers.
▸ Judge whether general statements about integer operations are always, sometimes, or
never true.
▸ Recognize and extend numeric patterns involving integers, including negative common
differences.
▸ Use elimination reasoning to determine unknown integer values from indirect clues.
HOW TO PLAY - YOUR PUZZLE JOURNEY
This template takes you through seven learning puzzles built around the same topic, each
one built around a different way of thinking - recognizing, connecting, retrieving,
distinguishing, deducing, organizing, and applying - plus a dedicated Bonus Challenge
Page with three tiered challenges.
Every puzzle also includes its own Concept Check - a short reflection question that goes
one step beyond the grid itself. Every answer is collected together near the end so you (or
a parent or teacher) can check the work.
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1 WORD SEARCH - Recognize: Find every key term hidden in the grid.
2 CONCEPT MAP - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one another.
3 CROSSWORD - Retrieve: Use the clues to spell out each key term correctly.
4 SORT & CLASSIFY - Distinguish: Place each item into its correct category.
5 LOGIC GRID - Deduce: Use the clues to match each entity correctly.
SEQUENCE & PATTERN - Organize: Put the sequence in order and explain
6
the rule.
CODEBREAKER - Apply: Answer each question to reveal the hidden
7
message.
BONUS CHALLENGE PAGE - Transfer: Complete three tiered challenges of
8
increasing depth.
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INTEGER VOCABULARY UNLOCK - PUZZLE 1 OF 7: WORD SEARCH
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up reinforces the core vocabulary of integers - positive,
negative, absolute value, and more - before you apply these ideas in the puzzles ahead.
Find every item from the bank below - it may run across, down, or diagonally.
B O D E R W G I T J U U
N P W I T I Z O J X J N
B P Z X S U N B E M C I
E O R E Y T L T R R Y G
D S G L V H A O E H C I
U I V T N I U N S G Q R
T T X I N A T A C B E O
I E K I W B D A A E A R
N M K O N V Y M G P P C
G P O S I T I V E E U L
A V L O R E Z G A N N F
M G E Y N Y J P H V J W
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Integers Unlocked
Mastering Integer Operations, Sign Rules and Number Sense
Secondary - Mathematics
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and define the core vocabulary of integers, including positive, negative,
absolute value, and opposite.
▸ Calculate absolute value and interpret it as distance from zero.
▸ Apply integer operation rules to add and subtract integers and use sign rules to
multiply and divide integers.
▸ Explain how integers fit within the real number system and distinguish their
relationships to natural, whole, rational, and irrational numbers.
▸ Judge whether general statements about integer operations are always, sometimes, or
never true.
▸ Recognize and extend numeric patterns involving integers, including negative common
differences.
▸ Use elimination reasoning to determine unknown integer values from indirect clues.
HOW TO PLAY - YOUR PUZZLE JOURNEY
This template takes you through seven learning puzzles built around the same topic, each
one built around a different way of thinking - recognizing, connecting, retrieving,
distinguishing, deducing, organizing, and applying - plus a dedicated Bonus Challenge
Page with three tiered challenges.
Every puzzle also includes its own Concept Check - a short reflection question that goes
one step beyond the grid itself. Every answer is collected together near the end so you (or
a parent or teacher) can check the work.
Page 1 Protymera
, Grid Learning System (GLS)
1 WORD SEARCH - Recognize: Find every key term hidden in the grid.
2 CONCEPT MAP - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one another.
3 CROSSWORD - Retrieve: Use the clues to spell out each key term correctly.
4 SORT & CLASSIFY - Distinguish: Place each item into its correct category.
5 LOGIC GRID - Deduce: Use the clues to match each entity correctly.
SEQUENCE & PATTERN - Organize: Put the sequence in order and explain
6
the rule.
CODEBREAKER - Apply: Answer each question to reveal the hidden
7
message.
BONUS CHALLENGE PAGE - Transfer: Complete three tiered challenges of
8
increasing depth.
Page 2 Protymera
, Grid Learning System (GLS)
INTEGER VOCABULARY UNLOCK - PUZZLE 1 OF 7: WORD SEARCH
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up reinforces the core vocabulary of integers - positive,
negative, absolute value, and more - before you apply these ideas in the puzzles ahead.
Find every item from the bank below - it may run across, down, or diagonally.
B O D E R W G I T J U U
N P W I T I Z O J X J N
B P Z X S U N B E M C I
E O R E Y T L T R R Y G
D S G L V H A O E H C I
U I V T N I U N S G Q R
T T X I N A T A C B E O
I E K I W B D A A E A R
N M K O N V Y M G P P C
G P O S I T I V E E U L
A V L O R E Z G A N N F
M G E Y N Y J P H V J W
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