Teaching equations

Playing games in a math classroom isn’t all about fun and, well, games. While games are undeniably more fun than worksheets, I’ve also seen my students get so much more math practice, and answer so many more math questions, through games. One game that’s always a hit, while being simple to set up and play, […]

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Hands On Equations in 7th Grade

My students had trouble understanding exactly what they were doing when they were solving equations. Sure they could figure out the value of the missing number, but could they explain WHY? No. So we did a simple, yet extremely effective, activity that really helped. Do you use any other concrete materials to help students understand algebra?

Use this algebraic equations activity to help your middle school math students practice solving one-step addition and subtraction equations.

When my math coach and I sat down to plan my algebra unit I had no idea how well my students would do and how far we would be able to go with it. There have been several teachable moments throughout this unit where we've been able to go above and beyond the ideas that I had planned to covered. This unit has been interrupted by so many things including Benchmark test. My mind reels with the thoughts of what we could have done had we not had all the interruptions. It has been a real confidence…

Can I say that I am a little obsessed with my One-Step Equations Booklet ?! I absolutely love colors, and I made sure to make my booklet po...

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These activities for writing and graphing equations of lines are a fun way to help your algebra student. There are ideas for interactive notebooks, guided notes, videos, and coloring activities. #mrseteachesmath #equationsoflines

In 8th grade we expect that students already know how to solve one step equations. Many of them do, but there are others that struggle with them. I work with students who qualify for math lab, a second dose of math during the day. The majority of my students missed basic concepts when they were […]