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Big Number Line

Thursday, 03 April 2008

For many students, working with directed numbers (positive & negative numbers) requires the visual aid of using a number line.

So, I went looking for a large sized number line that I could put above my blackboard (yep, still using a blackboard).  I couldn’t find one from any of the educational retailers.  Fortunately I’m married to a graphic designer who created an approximately 2.5 m long × 11 cm high number line that goes from −12 to 12.

Big Number Line preview

This PDF file has nine A4 pages which need to be trimmed and stuck together.  For best results, it would be worth either laminating the sheets before connecting them together or sticking them onto some board.

Download: Big Number Line (PDF 32Kb)

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Gravatar for HeatherHeather on  11 December 08  at  09:24 PM #

Thankyou, Thankyou I had just about given up on finding one of these (directed number line) and saw your site and thought I will just have a quick look before I shut down. I too still have a black board!

Cheers!

Gravatar for SimonSimon on  11 December 08  at  09:36 PM #

Hi Heather,

Great! and thanks for letting me know this resource was helpful. Simon.

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