Doina Popovici
Math Play: Algebraic Expressions Millionaire
Fill in the correct mathematical expression in the word expression in this interactive game.
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Patterns (Object Interactive)
This interactive Learn Alberta math resource offers a hands-on exploration of number patterns. Students get to control an animated squirrel in order to figure out terms in a sequence and see each pattern represented both in picture form,...
PBS
Pbs: Equivalent Expressions With the Distributive Property
This animated Math Shorts video explains how the distributive property can help students model and create equivalent expressions. In the accompanying classroom activity, students play a quick game where they identify common factors...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Video Game Scores
Standard 5.OA.2 asks students to "Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them." This task asks students to exercise both of these complementary skills,...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Equivalent Expressions
This multi-segment lesson plan uses games and calculators to explore the concept of equivalent expressions. Students work together using inverse operations to isolate variables in algebraic equations. It also provides attachments for...
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Algebra: Distributive Property, Multiply by an Integer
Mangahigh is a website with math games aimed at twelve to eighteen year olds. On this site students multiply across single parenthesis using a constant.
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Evaluating Algebraic Expressions Basketball Game
An online basketball game where students evaluate algebraic expressions with integers.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Jabara: Algebraic Simplification
Learn about the origins of algebra when you travel to Baghdad in the 9th century. You will have algebra problems to solve by moving terms around and simplifying numbers, until you have just the value of the variable left.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Did You Say?
Students will learn about translating between verbal and algebraic expressions via game play and possibly working on an interactive web site. The four steps to explicit instruction (I do, we do, y'all do, and you do) are labeled in the...
Quia
Intermediate Test Prep: Math 6: Solving Two Step Equations
Learn how to solve and explain two-step equations using whole numbers and inverse operations. Complete the lessons and practice activity and then play the interactive games to test your skills.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Otter Rush
Select the correct value to solve the exponential expression and beat the other otters in the race.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Chess Wager
Harry and his friend make a wager on a game of chess and discuss the concept of exponential growth in this short Cyberchase video. [3:26]
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Order of Operations and Evaluating Expressions
Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally. This sentence takes on greater meaning when students realize it will assist them in remembering the all-important order of mathematical operations. A lesson plan, several interactive practice pages, and...
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Adivina Numeros
This resource use games so that the students have fun and realize the importance of the algebraic language.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
A detailed explanation of polynomials and like terms is followed with many examples of how to add and subtract them. Lessons for the teacher as well as interactive examples for the students provide plenty of opportunities for practice....
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Bowling for Numbers
The purpose of this game is to help young scholars think flexibly about numbers and operations and to record multiple operations using proper notation. Aligns with 5.OA.A.1.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Plus One [Pdf]
Play a game rolling dice to create a number sentence plus one.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Target: An Equations Game
Using decks of cards and knowledge of number operations, students develop multi-step equations to reach a target number.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Millionaire Radicals
In a format like TV's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," students answer math questions about radicals to earn points and help their group win the game. Teachers need to create their own question bank, which allows this game to be used for...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Operations With Radicals
The rules for how to simplify radicals and how to perform the operations of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing radicals are explained. A multiple-choice interactive quiz is provided for the students to test their knowledge of...
University of Texas at Austin
Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Belongs, Doesn't Belong
Students play a game to determine the rule that is being expressed.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Equations
This tutorial explains evaluating expressions, inequalities, the addition of equations, and subtraction of equations. Each section has an explanation, interactive practice, and challenge games.