When you are adding integers, think about that question you might get asked at home over dinner. "How was your day??" You might sit there at the table, pushing broccoli around your plate, and think back over your day. A late bus (negative), a pop quiz (negative), pizza for lunch (positive!), you aced your test (positive), and your best friend wrote you a really funny text after school (positive!). Were there more positives or negatives? Whatever there are more of, that's the sum of your day! More positives than negatives = a positive day!
It is the same when adding integers with different signs. If the absolute value of the positive number is greater, the sum will be positive. But if the absolute value of the negative number is greater, the sum will be negative.
If the problem is subtraction, remember that subtraction is the opposite, or inverse, of addition. Whenever I think of "opposites," I always think of George Costanza (ask your parents!). He's a TV character who often found himself in sticky situations...and one day he decided that he would just always do the opposite of what he naturally thought he should do. And suddenly, things started to work out in his favor. Think about George when you see subtraction...just do the opposite of what you'd do if it was addition!
Speaking of what kind of day we had...Today was a GREAT day for the Goose! She **finally** had her first day of school! She loves her preschool friends and teachers! She even got to have a playdate with one of her best buddies after school. We topped the day off with a field hockey game, rooting for the Cubs, and overall, she had a POSITIVE day!
Don't you love her sparkly school bag?!! It's a rainbow!
We had a great time watching the 8th grade girls play field hockey tonight. What a beautiful night to be outside!
Golden kiddos...let's work to make every day a POSITIVE DAY! :)
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