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…

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

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.

Lesson Idea and Foldable for the Distributive Property for Algebra 1

Simplifying expressions by combining like terms is foundational for algebra and all future math. Check out these great tips!

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…

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…

Siyavula's open Mathematics JSS-1 textbook, chapter 10 on Simplification of algebraic expressions covering 10.1 Algebraic expressions and terms

by Math with Tyrrell 6th-9th grade My students love these scavenger hunts. I have never seen them so actively engaged and excited about combining like terms. Its format is easy to setup for teachers and gets students out of their seats. It is self-checking and allows teachers to work 1-on-1 with students who need remediation. This scavenger hunt has a branches of mathematics theme which leads to great discussions with students about what a mathematician is and does. Awesome activity to add…