This document provides an introduction to integers. It defines integers as positive and negative whole numbers, including zero. Positive numbers are greater than zero, while negative numbers are less than zero. Opposite numbers have the same distance from zero but in opposite directions. Integers are used to represent temperature below zero, depths below sea level, and amounts of debt. The document explains how to represent integers using red and yellow counters on a number line and provides examples of representing positive and negative integers in this way. Key vocabulary related to integers is also defined.