Original low-ink integer and… | Year 6 Maths · T1 W1–2 · Aids

The fixed-scale SVG number line (PNG) shows -10 to +10 at equal intervals; the SVG grid and PNG preview show axes from -5 to +5. This plain-text page is an alternative; enlarge, emboss or use accessible digital coordinates. In every context below, quantities are fictional and the reference zero is stated. No climate, financial or geographic outcome is asserted.

Number line, equal one-unit steps

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
 |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|

This text rendering is a verbal guide; for plotting, use the fixed-scale print line above or redraw on a ruler at equal spacing. Negative numbers increase as you move right: -2 is greater than -5. 0 is neither positive nor negative. “Four units below zero” is -4; the sign depends on a stated reference, not whether the situation is desirable.

Coordinate route card

VERTICAL AXIS: y     POSITIVE y ↑
                         |
NEGATIVE x  ←------------(0,0)------------→ POSITIVE x
                         |
                    NEGATIVE y ↓

START: (____, ____)   MOVE x: right/left ____ units
MOVE y: up/down ____ units   END: (____, ____)
I changed x by ____ and y by ____ .
QUADRANT: I (+,+) / II (-,+) / III (-,-) / IV (+,-) / axis

An ordered pair always reads (x, y). A point like (0,3) is on the y-axis; (-2,0) is on the x-axis. Each axis tick is one equal unit. Give quadrant names only after learners can locate the signs.

Original context and plotting cards

Card	Fictional prompt	Teacher key
1. Lift simulation	Ground = 0; a model lift stops three floors below ground.	-3
2. Game balance	Start 0 points; a puzzle deducts 5 points.	-5
3. Weather-board sketch	A fictional display is two degrees below 0 °C.	-2 °C
4. Sea-level model	A paper cave symbol is 4 units below reference sea level.	-4
5. Rooftop model	A paper marker is 6 units above ground reference.	+6
6. Story timeline	A story places event A at -7 and event B at -2 relative to a chosen 0. Which is later on the line?	B (-2)
7. Account simulator	A fictional game balance starts at -4 credits and gains 7.	+3 credits
8. Elevator route	Starts +2, moves down 5 floors on a scale allowing negatives.	-3
9. Robot A	Plot (3,2) from origin.	Quadrant I
10. Robot B	Plot (-4,1).	Quadrant II
11. Stage light	Plot (-2,-3).	Quadrant III
12. Game token	Plot (4,-2).	Quadrant IV
13. Transit-map icon	Starts (-3,2), moves right 5, down 3.	(2,-1), Quadrant IV
14. Digital art point	Starts (2,-4), moves left 4, up 6.	(-2,2), Quadrant II
15. Sports strategy marker	Starts (-1,-2), moves right 3 and up 2.	(2,0), x-axis, no quadrant
16. Theatre cue	Starts (0,4), moves left 2 and down 6.	(-2,-2), Quadrant III

Keep Cards 13–16 sealed until Days 9–10 transfer. Contexts span games, travel models, finance simulation, design, theatre and mapping without requiring personal disclosure. A claim about an actual account, weather report or sea depth requires a real source; this pack supplies none.

Quick observation slip

REFERENCE ZERO: ______________________________
INTEGER / POINT: _____________________________
MODEL USED: number line / grid / tactile / digital / verbal / other ____
INDEPENDENT? yes / after repeat / after mathematical cue / after model
EXPLANATION OF SIGN OR ORDER: __________________
NEXT TEACHING: ________________________________