LIKE TERMS PYRAMID

SORRY MY POSTS ARE OUT OF ORDER. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET BEHIND.

This activity was given to all students to make sure they could correctly identify like terms.

HUMAN ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION - SORTING LIKE TERMS TO SIMPLIFY

In this activity each student was given a note card. Cards were pre-labeled (by me) with different terms, either an x, y, xy, y3, x3, m, or w. Students were instructed to add a Coefficient to their terms if they did not have a constant.

 

After we recorded their very long expression on the board students began to brainstorm on ways to shorten or simplify the long expression. They determined that the Commutative Property of Addition would allow them to change the order of the terms so they could group the Like Terms together.

Afterwards students wrote the following notes from the board.

COMBINING LIKE TERMS - PRACTICE

IDENTIFYING LIKE TERMS

Like Terms Quartet
http://themathgames.com/our-games/like-terms-games/like-terms-quartet/league_-1/country_-1/countryNumber_-1

RJ Collects Like Terms
http://themathgames.com/our-games/like-terms-games/rj-like-term1/league_-1/country_-1/countryNumber_-1

Like Terms Invaders
http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=92

COMBINING LIKE TERMS

Combining Like Terms Game
http://www.quia.com/rr/195128.html?AP_rand=858748981

WOZERS IM BEHIND!!!!!

Sorry guys, since we returned from Fall Break we have continued working on our Algebra Unit over expressions and equations. 

1.) Order of Operations

2.) Reading and Writing Expressions

3.) Identifying and Combining Like Terms

SHAKE, RATTLE, & NOT ROLL

More and more multiplication. We are still working towards multiplication fact mastery. There is a lot of shaking, a lot of rattling, but no rolling today. Our 12 sided dice are trapped inside a rubbermaid container. This way they won't be rolling off desks and on to the ground.

Here are some shots of the kiddos playing multiplication war in class today. 

     

 

 

 

Here is a video of the game being played in class as well!

MULTIPLICATION FACTS

We have to know our multiplication facts. Today in class students are continuing to work on their handmade flash cards as well as rolling dice to practice multiplying.