Like terms

This year, I teaching combining like terms really early with my 7th graders. (Normally, we get to it towards the end of the year.) It...

Image Source: People who are twins are a “Like Pair” because they have the exact same features. An Algebra Equation we can write for this is : T + T = 2T Eg. One Twin + One Twin = 2 Twi…

This note page provides step by step directions with color and shape-coded examples for how to combine like terms.

Free PDF Printable for a Combining Like Terms Cut and Paste Activity I put together for my Algebra Students to Get Extra Practice Identifying and Combining Like Terms.

Combining Like Terms is taught before they get to me, but it is always good to have a quick review before we start equations. This is one of my favorite additions to the review! You can grab the cards here. I printed on red, green, yellow, and blue paper and then cut. I wasn't sure if I would love it, so I did not laminate. I also made copies of the directions for each group because I tweaked the game play just a little. Students shuffled the deck and dealt five cards to each player. I did…

Lesson Idea and Foldable for the Distributive Property for Algebra 1

Give sixth- and seventh-grade learners a chance to practice combining like terms in algebraic expressions with this one-page worksheet.

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Well I am in overdrive right now. My first day of school with students is Monday and I am scrambling to get things organized. The posts you are going to see in the next few days will be all over the place. The one below is an improvement on what I had the kids do last year on like and unlike terms. Sorry about the poor quality of the pictures, my battery was almost dead. Go here to see what I did last year with like terms. The kids wanted to make their own shapes for the like terms and…

Ok, here are some of the pre-algebra pages I used for both my Foundations and Algebra 1 class. I'm sure most of the ideas came from other people, so don't think I thought these up! I'll provide links to the originals if I can find them. :) Intro to graphing: I love that this says "quadrant" in the order of the quadrants. Inside, a graph with the axes, origin, and several points labeled. Integers: we used manipulatives for DAYS. We played this amazing game of dots, and we made more human…