We covered pp. 24 & 25 today. I went through several examples of multiplying positive and negative numbers, and Craig was able to identify the rule: When you multiply numbers with the same signs, your answer is positive. When they have different signs, the answer is negative. We discussed that addition and subtraction are opposite operations, as are multiplication and division. This helped him in seeing how to solve a multiplication problem with a variable by dividing. One of the problems involved ordering fractions. I taught Craig that the easiest way to do this is to change the fractions to decimals on his calculator by dividing the numerator by the denominator. Then order the decimals. I also took time today to talk to Craig about the importance of asking questions and stopping me when he doesn't understand. :)