Help Students Effectively Prepare for Algebra I
with Hands-On Activities
Grades 7-8
Geared for both middle school and high school students, this manipulative-based program develops a solid foundation of basic algebra skills required for success in higher-level courses. All lessons use physical models that help students actively investigate and visualize key algebraic principles and connect concrete experiences to abstract concepts.
The convenient storage Toolbox contains everything needed to support instruction of standards-based algebra skills for a class of 24 students, including–
- Teacher’s Resource Guide containing over 50 step-by-step, easy-to-use lessons, blackline masters, and assessments with item analyses.
- Exclusive, skill-specific manipulatives for practicing key algebraic concepts.
- Student Books (available separately) enable teachers to track students’ progress and save time photocopying the Teacher’s Resource Guide.
AlgebraWorks: Algebra I Readiness Helps Students–
- Understand the Pythagorean Theorem
- Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide Integers
- Graph Inequalities and Nonlinear Equations
- Add and Subtract Polynomials
- Model Expressions
- Find the Value of Variables
AlgebraWorks Algebra I Readiness Program
Target skills include:
- Using the distributive process
- Understanding order of operations
- Identifying primes and composites
- Finding squares and square roots
- Writing number sentences and equations
- Modeling expressions
- Translating expressions into words
- Combining like terms
- Solving equations with integers
- Adding and subtracting polynomials
- Graphing systems of equations
Program includes a Teacher’s Resource Guide and the following algebra tools: XY Coordinate Pegboards, Algeblocks®, TesselTiles®, Angle Rulers™, and DecimalMods®.
