Monday
Week of 9/15/14 – 9/19/14
Teacher: Ms. Barnett
Team: Algebra 1
Students will be able to simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
Guided Practice: Vocabulary – terms, factors, like terms, constants
Introduce concept with “objects” expressions and translate to variable terms and constants
expressions.
Independent Practice: Independent work/reteach in smaller groups as needed.
HW: Complete combining like terms practice.
Tuesday
Students will be able to simplify algebraic expressions by applying the distribution property of
multiplication and combining like terms.
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Guided practice: Distribution property
Independent Practice: Simplify expressions
HW: Simplify expressions by distributing and combining
Wed/Thur
Students will be able to solve for the variable in one step equations by applying the properties
of equality and appropriate inverse operations.
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Guided Practice: Review properties of equality and inverse operations. Solve one step equations.
Independent Practice
HW: Solving one step equations
Friday
Students will be able to solve for the variable in two step equations by applying the properties
of equality and appropriate inverse operations.
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Guided Practice: Two Step equations
Groups of 4: Two Step Equation Maze
HW: Two Step Equations problems