➕➖ Adding and Subtracting Polynomials | Google Slides™ Drag & Drop Activity

Looking for an engaging, no-prep digital activity to help students master adding and subtracting polynomials? This Google Slides™ drag-and-drop resource gives students meaningful practice while keeping them actively involved—and keeps planning time at zero for you.

Perfect for middle school and high school algebra classrooms, this activity allows students to drag the correct answer choice next to each polynomial problem, making it ideal for formative assessment, practice, or review.

✨ What’s Included

✔️ Interactive Google Slides™ activity
✔️ Multiple adding & subtracting polynomials practice problems
✔️ Drag-and-drop answer choices for student engagement
✔️ Clean, student-friendly layout
✔️ Easily shared via Google Classroom or LMS

🎯 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• ✅ NO PREP – just assign and go
• ✅ Great for test prep & review
• ✅ Supports differentiated learning
• ✅ Ideal for sub plans / emergency plans
• ✅ Works for whole group, small group, or independent practice
• ✅ 100% paperless & digital

👩‍🏫 Perfect For:

• Algebra 1
• Algebra 2
• Pre-Algebra (advanced learners)
• Intervention & remediation
• Early finishers
• Distance learning / virtual instruction

📚 Learning Standards AlignmentCommon Core State Standards (CCSS)

• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.EE.A.1 – Apply properties of operations to add and subtract linear expressions
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.SSE.A.1 – Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.APR.A.1 – Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials

Virginia Standards of Learning (VA SOL)

• A.4 – Simplify expressions involving polynomials
• A.5 – Solve multistep linear equations and inequalities
• AII.3 – Perform operations on polynomials

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

• 7.13A – Add, subtract, and multiply linear expressions
• A.5A – Add and subtract polynomials
• A.5B – Apply polynomial operations to solve problems

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💡 Teacher Tip: Pair this activity with a quick warm-up or exit ticket to instantly check for understanding!