Innovative Teaching Manual for Adding Negative Numbers
1. INNOVATIVE TEACHING MANUAL
NAME OF THE TEACHER: ASWANIREMYA : A.M STANDARED: VIII
NAME OF THE SCHOOL : NEW B.Ed NELLIMOODU COLLEGE DIVISION :
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS STRENGTH :
UNIT : NEGATIVE NUMBERS DATE :
SUBUNIT : ADDITION OF NEGATIVE NUMBER DURATION :45’
CURRICULAR STATEMENT : To learn addition of negative number
CONTENT ANALYSIS
TERMS : Negative,positive number
FACTS : (i) In a number line the value of numbers increases from
left to left to right
(ii)Subtracting large number from a small number
CONCEPT: The concept of teaching and learning addition of negative
numbers
PROCESS: Thew process of teaching and learning addition of
negative numbers
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student will able to
(i) recall related knowledge and information about
numbers
(ii) describe peculiarities of numbers
(iii) applies the above facts, concepts in new and relevant
situation
(iv) judge the appropriateness of the above concept in given
problem
(v) design a new idea related to addition of negative
numbers
(vi) develops skill related to addition of negative numbers
(vii) creates interest related to addition of negative numbers
PRE-REQUISITES: Identify the negative numbers.
LEARNING AIDS: Cut outs ball, chart, ordinary classroom
equipments, duster
2. Classroom interaction procedure Pupil Response
To check previous knowledge teacher asks 3-5
is……….
Activity 1
Teacher says the following figure shows a
string of different colour. Find out the answers
for questions suppose the given figure is a
number line.
ó ó ó ó ó ó ó ó ó ó
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(i) Which position has yellow colour?
(ii) Which position has green colour?
(iii) Which position has red colour?
(iv) Which position has blue colour?
Students say 3-5 is -2
Students do the problem
The position is -3
The position is 1
The position is 2
The position is 4
Activity 2
Teacher says that the following figure shows
a string of different colour and the numbers
corresponding to each colour shows its score
find out the answers for questions. Suppose the
given figure is a number line.
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
(i) Which colour has highest score
(ii) Which colour has lowest score
(iii) Among yellow and black which
colour has highest score
(iv) Among red and blue which colour
has highest score
Teacher again conforms the
concept in a number line the value is
increasing from left to right.
Students observe
Students do the problem
i)violet
ii)red
iii)black
iv)blue
3. Activity 3
Teacher given different colour of balls
for each groups. Then told to subtract
certain colour of balls from the other colour
of balls.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Students actively participated in group
activitry .
Group 1 Answers
Yellow ball =2
Blue ball =3
2.3 = -1
Group 2 Answers
Red ball =4
Green ball =5
4.5 =-1
Group 3 Answers
Blue ball = 2
Yellow ball =4
2-4 = -2
Application
i) 11-79
ii) 20-50
iii) 26-73
iv) 48-84
v) 16-25
i)11-79=68
ii)20-50=30
iii)26-73= -47
iv)48-84=34
v)16-25= -9